[SOLVED] Different umask for a certain user - how?

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Guinpen · Post by **Guinpen** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:21 am

Hello,

I would like to keep the default global umask, but modify it for a given user, no matter how that user logs in (console, X terminal, ssh). How would I do that?

Thanks!

grooveharder · Post by **grooveharder** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:18 am

how about putting in /etc/profile:

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if [ "$EUID" = "(uid)" ]
then umask (whatever)
fi

Guinpen · Post by **Guinpen** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:28 pm

Unfortunately, if I log in as the user with 077, and run something as root ("sudo bash"), root now inherits the umask. Is there a way to guarantee that the right umask is used in all circumstances?

Guinpen · Post by **Guinpen** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:07 pm

Anyone?

Mike Hunt · Post by **Mike Hunt** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:31 pm

Does this work?

Guinpen · Post by **Guinpen** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:14 am

The following line fixed sudo's umask:

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Defaults !set_logname, syslog=auth, umask=022, umask_override

This is almost what I want. The only thing left is su. When I su from my user to get root, the umask does not change.

Mike Hunt · Post by **Mike Hunt** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:09 pm

How about something like this?

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alias su='su -'

The '-' tells bash it is a login session, thus forcing the read
of /etc/profile. See man su.

Guinpen · Post by **Guinpen** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:22 pm

That's what I was looking for! But this line has the bug that providing any options to the su command ignores the dash, since according to TFM it has to be the last option. The perfect solution is:

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alias su='su -l'

Thanks!