Default file permissions

**mipadi** · 11-10-2005

I am using Fedora Core 4. By default, when I create a new file, it is given permissions of -rw-rw-r-- for files, and drwxrwxr-x for directories. Is there any way to change my settings so that files have default permissions of -rw-r--r-- and directories have default permissions of drwxr-xr-x?

**spoon!** · 11-11-2005

Change your umask from 0002 to 0022:

Code:

umask 0022

**mipadi** · 11-11-2005

That works great, but it doesn't seem to stick once I close the terminal; is there any way to make it permanent?

**a thing** · 11-11-2005

Put it in /etc/profile.

**mipadi** · 11-12-2005

Originally Posted by a thing

Put it in /etc/profile.

I did that, and then I logged out and logged back in to test it, but that didn't work...

**scm** · 11-12-2005

bash uses /etc/bashrc, not /etc/profile. I'd suggest putting it in the .bash_profile in your home directory.

**mipadi** · 11-12-2005

Originally Posted by scm

bash uses /etc/bashrc, not /etc/profile. I'd suggest putting it in the .bash_profile in your home directory.

I put it in .bash_profile, logged out and logged back in to test, and it didn't work either.

**mipadi** · 11-17-2005

Anyone have any ideas? I tried putting it in ~/.bashrc, as well, and that didn't work.

**a thing** · 11-17-2005

Are you even using Bash?

**mipadi** · 11-17-2005

Yes.

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