Re: set umask for sftp connection

From: DharmaFog (DharmaFog_at_VirtualMachines.COM)
Date: 05/25/04

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    Pat Buerki wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > I'm using WSFtp pro on Windows to sftp files onto a Solaris 8 system
    > with OpenSSH 3.4p1.

    Should upgrade to 3.8.1.p1 - see

            http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-24.html

    > On the solaris system, my umask is 002 (wherever I
    > possibly can look for it).

    You mean it's 002 but you have no idea how to confirm it>

    Try adding

            umask 002

    to the top of your $HOME/.cshrc file.

    sftp should use the UNIX shell to set the permissions.

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