remove/comment /etc/profile umask setting
Bug #379341 reported by
ceg
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base-files (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: base-files
Setting the umask in /etc/profile only works for some shells. It was introduced into debian as a workaround, when the switch from login to PAM broke the UMASK setting in /etc/login.defs.
Since recently pam_umask is included in pam, and provides a central facility with user overrides to set a consistent umask again.
In /etc/profile please comment:
# umask 022
# Setting a fixed umask in shell configuration files was only a workaround.
# It is no longer needed and should not be done since the umask can be
# set consistently with PAM. (See man pam_umask.)
| Changed in base-files (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| Changed in base-files (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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