[SOLVED] How to make new file permission created in dir same as exist files - linux

Issue

when ever i create new file into my dir its get new permission like

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root         0 Nov 27  2013 file.txt

while my existing old file looks like

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 149200683 Nov 27 15:46 data.tar.gz

how to make any new created file take same permission as data.tar.gz without doing manually ,

my file locate at , /var/data/disk1/

Solution

You can setup umask in /etc/bashrc or /etc/profile file for all users. Edit /etc/profile or ~/.bashrc file and add the following line:

umask 022

Save it, logout and login again

Answered By - gino pilotino