Subject: Re: ftp not following UMASK
To: Andrew Diller <dillera@dolphin.upenn.edu>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 01/27/1998 09:06:19
Where are you setting the umask?
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On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, Andrew Diller wrote:
> This is driving me nuts.
>
> The umask for my users is set to 22.
>
> When they ftp in files, NetBSD does NOT follow the umask!!!
>
> For instance, they are ftping in files for the WWW, and world-readable is
> never being set!
>
> a umask of 22 = 755 which is rwx,r x,r x
>
> These people are novices, and can't telnet in and chmod around.
>
> But beyond that, why is NetBSD ignoring the UMASK for ftp transfers??
>
> -andy
>