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If I set my file creation mask (umask) in ~/.login, will the mask be the same when I start another shell ?

April 26, 2017creation file mask Shell umask

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If I set my file creation mask (umask) in ~/.login, will the mask be the same when I start another shell ?

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When you start another shell using rlogin or telnet, your umask will be the same whether you put the umask command ~/.login or ~/.cshrc, however the best place to set your umask is in ~/.cshrc, as some programs like rsh source ~/.cshrc when carrying out commands on remote systems. Make sure to place the umask command before the non-interactive-shell check.