On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:03:35 -0700
Gordon Messmer <gordon.messmer(a)gmail.com> wrote:
As a minor point, I'd mention that Fedora's default umask is
002, not
022, except for the root user.
Thanks.
I think either is fine. umask governs how you share files with other
authorized users of the local computer system (where "local" is
defined as all hosts sharing the same user database). I only share
computing systems with people that I want to work with, so the
default umask of 002 is entirely appropriate.
How much damage would it do to you if their accounts were compromised?
That
phrase brings to mind an increase in malware, which is a concern, but
not one that umask can affect in any way. If malware makes its way
on to your workstation, it's almost certainly running under your
account. It has exactly the same permission as any one of your other
processes. umask doesn't change that.
Good point.