Richard Geißler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote:
| > Richard Geißler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| > | Angus, what umask are you using? In my case, root uses umask 077
| > for
| > | security reason (as user root I prefer providing permissions rather
| > | than removing permissions). Then I get:
| > | drwx------ 2 root root 368 Feb 5 10:04 xfonts
| > So you get exactly what you ask for: higher security, but lower "ease
| > of use".
|
| In the case of software installation I would prefer to get the
| permissions set to reasonable values (so that the installation can be
| used by normal users). The permissions of all installed files are set
| to e.g. 644 ignoring root's umask. Why not ignoring (overiding) root's
| umask for creating directories?
Or perhaps we should follom root's umask for regualar files as well.
How can LyX know what a "normal user" in on your box? If you do
somethig special to enhance security on you box, _why_ should LyX
override?
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Lgb
