[Bug 1240686] Re: Upstart overrides the user's umask

[bab1]

Well.  I didn't (and still don't) think of it as a hack.  Thank you
Ubuntu developers (@clint-fewbar et al)for at least updating for Trusty
is such a way that we can just apply the package to earlier versions
(13.10).  Boo for creating the problem in the first place.    :)

I asked because I am advising a 13.10 user.  I personally run 12.04. and
will go to 14.04.1 so I personally won't see any of this.

@rrt Thank you for being that original reporter.  I advise lots of folks
about how set up group shared data.  Altering the way umask works in the
end is not a minor error at all.  Yes there are workarounds  and hacks.
I prefer the system to deliver the umask I set.

Thank you Ruben, David and Kieth for your comments.

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Title:
  Upstart overrides the user's umask

Status in Upstart:
  Fix Released
Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “upstart” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “upstart” source package in Saucy:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I set the umask in my ~/.profile. In previous releases of Ubuntu this
  worked nicely. Now, I find it has been reset from 0027 to 0022. On
  investigation, this appears to be upstart's fault. Setting

  umask 027

  in an upstart override file for my desktop session (gnome-session)
  restores the desired functionality, but obviously this is not ideal,
  as it's a duplicated setting (I still need the setting in ~/.profile,
  e.g. for terminal and ssh logins).

  This sort of problem has been common in other parts of the stack in
  the past (e.g. gdm/gnome-session used to stomp on the user's umask
  too), so it's understandable that it comes up in upstart, but equally
  it would be nice to fix it!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: upstart 1.10-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  .home.rrt..config.upstart.gnome.session.override:
   # Duplicate this here as upstart overrides the user's umask
   umask 027
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Oct 16 21:10:47 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-05-24 (876 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: upstart
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-10 (5 days ago)
  UpstartBugCategory: Session
  UpstartRunningSessionCount: 1
  UpstartRunningSessionVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: init (upstart 1.10)
  upstart.upstart-event-bridge.log: upstart-event-bridge: Disconnected from Upstart
  upstart.upstart-file-bridge.log:
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/unicast_2dlocal_2davahi
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2dcrash
   Job got added /com/ubuntu/Upstart/jobs/update_2dnotifier_2drelease

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