useradd and umask issues - FC4

[gamradtk]

In /etc/bashrc umask is set to 077.

if [ $UID -gt 99 ] && [ "`id -gn`" = "`id -un`" ]; then
#umask 002
umask 077
else
#umask 022
umask 077
fi

[root@<hostname> ~]# umask
0077
[root@<hostname> ~]#

When I use system-config-users a new users home directory has permissions of 700.

When I use useradd a new users home directory has permissions of 755.

useradd -d <home directory path> -g users <username>

or

useradd <username> -d <home directory path> -m -g users

I need to run a script to add multiple users at a time so system-config-users is not practical.

Any ideas???

Thanks in advance!!!

EDIT

Switched from Redhat 7.2 to Fedora Core 4 - the Redhat server did the premissions 700 either GUI or useradd

[arturro]

Hi

I have the same problem. Is there any solution?

Greetings Arturro

[mnisay]

how about a bash script?

useradd -d /home/user user
chmod 700 ~user -R

HTH

[arturro]

Hi

Everything fine but why useradd behaves like this?



ArturrO

[tashirosgt]

Does useradd in FC4 use the configuration files in /etc/skel/.* ?

[arturro]

Originally Posted by tashirosgt

Does useradd in FC4 use the configuration files in /etc/skel/.* ?

I think it does.

ArturrO

[xDamox]

Hi,

Edit the /etc/login.defs and you need to append the following:

UMASK 077

[arturro]

Hi,

It works great Thanks.

ArturrO

[gamradtk]

Supposedly if no UMASK entry is specified then the default is 077.

Based on that I shouldn't have to add that entry.

[xDamox]

Hi,

gamradtk, without it umask it seems to create home dirs to 755

[arturro]

Hi

Gamradtk is right. Manpage of login.defs says that default umask, if not specified, is 077.


ArturrO

[gamradtk]

I do agree that things are not working as advertised.

Hopefully they got this one right in FC5 which is coming out on the 20th.