Umask and redhat (updated)

[Waldher, Travis R]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Waldher, Travis R 
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:38 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: RE: Umask and redhat
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens at vitalstream.com]
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 2:06 PM
> > To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> > Subject: Re: Umask and redhat
> > 
> > Waldher, Travis R wrote:
> > > Where do I go to change the default system umask?
> > 
> > It's in /etc/bashrc:
> > 
> > 	if [ "`id -gn`" = "`id -un`" -a `id -u` -gt 99 ]; then
> > 	    umask 002
> > 	else
> > 	    umask 022
> > 	fi
> > 
> > Meaning that users that are in their own group and have IDs over 99 
> > (which is all the mortal users) get a umask of 002, system 
> users get 
> > 022.
> 
> When you say users that are in their own group.  You mean I 
> have an account of travis, my group is also travis?
> 
> We don't use that here.  Would something like this work in it's place?
> 
> ------------------------------------------------
> if [ `id -u` -gt 99 ]; then
>         umask 022
> else
>         umask 002
> Fi
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> So if my uid is not greater than 99 I get 022, otherwise I get 002?
> 
> Thanks,
> Travis

What if your shell is chsrc, or something other than bash.  Will this be
set for them as well?