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From: rees@pisa.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
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Subject: Re: ignoring umask and ownership when creating files ...
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Date: 21 Feb 91 00:10:15 GMT
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In article <1991Feb20.052633.3894@wpi.WPI.EDU>, ajb@wpi.WPI.EDU (Arthur J. Butler) writes:

  i've recently installed 10.3 (large aegis and bsd) on our dn3500.  i
  used import_passwd and syncids to create the accounts.  i created a
  directory /usr/users where the home directories will be located.  root
  owns this directory and the mode is 755.  in /usr/users i have a
  directory called ajb (owned by ajb with 755 permissions).  when user
  ajb logs in, all files he creates in his home directory are owned by
  "none" and his umask is totally ignored.

When you create user's home directories, you should set them up for either
bsd or sysV permissions:

  chacl -B ~ajb

or

  chacl -S ~ajb

See the chacl man page for more confusion -- er, I mean clarification.