Very Computer

All the files I'm uploading on the machine through FTP have permissions
-rw-rw-rw-.  I would like to change this 'default' value or have it read
the umask in /etc/profile.

Is there any way to configure this?

Thanks

Kevin McCarthy

The solaris FAQ says:

3.48) How can I prevent daemons from creating mode 666 files?

    By default, all daemons inherit the umask 0 from init.
    This is most problematic for a service like ftp, which in a
    standard configuration leaves all uploaded files with mode 666.

    To get daemons to use another umask execute the following
    commands in /bin/sh and reboot:

    umask 022  # make sure umask.sh gets created with the proper mode
    echo "umask 022" > /etc/init.d/umask.sh
    for d in /etc/rc?.d
    do
        ln /etc/init.d/umask.sh $d/S00umask.sh
    done

    Note: the trailing ".sh" of the scriptname is important, if
    you don't specify it, the script will will be executed in a
    sub-shell, not in the main shell that executes all other scripts.

    --- end of excerpt from the FAQ

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