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Simon Waters wrote: > Yes, umask is back to front. > > It would have been easier to extend if one specified the security > options that can be set, then a simple "AND" instead of "AND NOT ..." > would have got the required permissions. I think it's fine to say "take away write permission for these classes" rather than "it's ok to have anything up to these permissions". 022 makes both 644 and 755 The other way around 755 would make 644 and 755, which is a little more confusing, if you ask me. Steve -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html