On 03/25/11 4:45 PM, Todd Cary wrote: > I know this is a Linux 101 question, however I am unable to > locate the answer in my O'Reilly Linux book: how to set the > default for permissions when creating a new user. The default > for the GUI in my newly installed Centos 5.5 is 700. I usually > use 774. > > And when root creates a new directory, is there a way to have a > default there too? man useradd man umask