The Linux umask setting plays a big role in determining the permissions that are assigned to files that you create. But what’s behind this variable, and how do the numbers relate to settings like rwxr ...

I restarted ssh after each attempt. In both cases when I upload a file with the SFTP user it gets 644 permissions. I am not trying to chroot the user. OK so I think I understand what is going on. The ...

Halloween has come and gone. In fact, so has Thanksgiving. But some masks are always appropriate – not because we’re trying to inspire people to give us candy, but because it’s just too easy to end up ...

Okay, I looked up umask and bsd-ftpd and I couldn't find a relevent post.<BR><BR>I updated my Debian box and it recommended I switch from my old install of Pro-FTPD to BSD-ftpd, which I did since I ...