Thursday, March 23, 2023

Re: Home folder default permission

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> I did not look at the code at all for this. Only using existing programs.
> If this should not be working then a patch will be needed somewhere.
> However I will state that having the ability to set the default
> permissions somewhere would be useful, and a requirement in some
> environments.

Why do we need a patch ? That's exactly what the -k option is good for.

You copy the /etc/skel directory to a directory of your choice, let's say /root/skel.

You shuffle the permission bits of it the way you need them.

After that you can use:

useradd -k /root/skel -m <user>

Alternatively you can do a chmod on /etc/skel. (though I would prefer option #1.)

Cheers,

Carsten
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