Files created with Gedit don't apply expected 002 umask. But files ( or folders ) created with i.e. Gimp apply expected 002 umask.
A foreseeable way of setting umask system wide and/or per session is very much needed in order to administrate 17.10 machines in local network ( school, library, business, anything… ) where people share files/folders, be it through samba or nfs… …that's not of low importance, it's a security issue. ** Also affects: gedit Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1701757 Title: 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile for umask To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/1701757/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs