Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:37:34 -0800 (PST) From: Stranger Bone <ben@narcissus.ml.org> To: Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2.1.6 ports warning: umask 0002 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970201123437.2538B-100000@narcissus.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.94.970201141018.3789A-100000@panix.com>
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On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Barry Masterson wrote: > As root, I'm compiling and installing parts of the ports collection > from the 2.1.6-R CD. During 'make install' I get the following > umask warning: > > ===> Warning: your umask is "0002". > If this is not desired, set it to an appropriate value > and install this port again by ``make reinstall''. > > This makes me think that 0002 might not be the best choice. Is > there a better choice for umask? Or can I ignore this message? > I will be running the port programs as a normal user. In general, I like to set my root umask to 077 or thereabouts, and I'll manually change anything that needs to be more accessible. That way, by default nothing I create is readable or writable by anyone else, so one absent-minded moment won't be disastrous. It's just a personal preference, but you should be conscious of whatever umask you have set. > Thanks. > > > Barry Masterson > jbarrm@panix.com > > >--->--->--->--->---> > FreeBSD 2.1.6-R > <---<---<---<---<---< > > Ben The views expressed above are not those of the Worker's Compensation Board of Queensland, Australia.
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