Creating files and directories

[Robert C Paulsen Jr]

On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 06:01, Deleo Paulo Ribeiro Junior wrote:
> Hello!
>  
> Every time I create a directory or file (or one of the users of my
> system) the creation status is allways:
>  
> Owner:
> Read / Write / Execute
>  
> Group:
> Read / Execute
>  
> Global:
> Read / Execute
>  
> I would like to have the status Read / Write / Execute to Group set
> automaticaly.
>  
> Can anyone tell me how do I make this. I have already set all the
> parameters I thought I need but it never works.
>  
Check out the umask command.

If you enter "umask" without arguments I think you will see "0022".

Try entering "umask 0002" and then creating files and directories. I
think that will get you what you want.