umask 0077

romalong · Guru Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 488 Location: Kiev

hi!

does it make a sence to set umask 0077?

PS if you're not sure, don't reply please!

SinoTech · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject:

If you set umask to 0077 nobody except your user has access to the data. So it depends on you if you want to give access to your data to somebody in your group (somebody other) or not. If you have only data nobody else should have access to, it is wise to set umask to 0077. If most of your data should be shared with others you should set umask to something other. It's your choice and nobody can help you choosing the right value

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Regards,

Sino

romalong · Guru Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 488 Location: Kiev

thanx!

i'd restrict before i let something...
so umask 0077 is wise to set

SinoTech · Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject:

Here's how I do:

1. umask is set to default. So I can read, write, ... but others can just read and write (So everybody can see my data but not overwrite it).
2. I've got two additinal directories in my home. The first one is set to 700 which means nobody except me can access, read and write to it. I use this directory to store data nobody else shall see. The second directory, called shared, is set to 777, which means everybody can read and write to it. It is used to share files with others.
However, everybody has its own method to handle restrictions to his data and/or shares. That's just my two cents.
Regards,

Sino

romalong · Guru Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 488 Location: Kiev