What about modifying the options in the file /etc/adduser.conf? Btw, there is a typo in that file "equivilant" (AFAIR) instead of "equivalent" ... does that qualify for a bug Ian? ;-)
Lazaro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: new to debian; some questions Author: debian-user@lists.debian.org at cclink Date: 10.08.96 19:11 Joey Hess writes ("new to debian; some questions"): ... > Does debian use the "user groups" system that redhat uses, that makes each > user be in a group containing only themselves, so the umask can be set to > 002? I see in /etc/group that each user does get placed in their own > group. But I see in /etc/profile that the umask is set to 022.. Can I > change that to 002 safely? Yes, you can, but adduser will edit it when it installs people's .profile's anyway. Ian.