Setting default permissions
When a file is created its default permissions are set.
These default settings may be changed by
placing an appropriate umask command in
the system profile (/etc/profile).
umask settings for different security levels
Level of security
|
umask
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Disallows
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Permissive
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0002
|
w for others
|
Moderate
|
0027
|
w for group, rwx for others
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Severe
|
0077
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rwx for group and others
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 27 April 2004