Jeff Vance writes:

> The shell lets you define
> the default ACD via umask.  The CI does not, so you get the most
> restrictive ACD [@.@:RACD] by default.

Wow -- there's restrictive, then there's RESTRICTIVE !
I've never seen anyone with a default umask of 777.

It seems like there could be a more reasonable alternative.
For example,

   1. assume a umask of 066
   2. search /etc/profile for a 'umask' command
   3. create a new r/w int    var HPUMASK, perhaps with default value 066
   4. create a new r/w string var HPPOSIXACD, perhaps with default value
        (@.@:RACD; !hpuser.!hpaccount:R,A,W,L,X,RACD).  Given the different
        allowable values between directories and non-directories, maybe
        even two vars would be useful.

I like the first option because of its simplicity, but the last may be
the most flexible.

Thoughts?

--Glenn Cole
  Software al dente, Inc.
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