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Explore Stack InternalIf we all share a default group, like in the old days, then we need to set our umask to 077 to block the group. If the default is me, then I can set the umask to 027, now if I set a directory ofor file to a shared group, this group can read. I don't have to mess about with modes as well.
This is just one example, but in general it is a way to disable groups, until you need them, in a way that makes them easier to turn on and manage.
If we all share a default group, like in the old days, then we need to set our umask to 077 to block the group. If the default is me, then I can set the umask to 027, now if I set a directory of file to a shared group, this group can read. I don't have to mess about with modes as well.
This is just one example, but in general it is a way to disable groups, until you need them, in a way that makes them easier to turn on and manage.
If we all share a default group, like in the old days, then we need to set our umask to 077 to block the group. If the default is me, then I can set the umask to 027, now if I set a directory or file to a shared group, this group can read. I don't have to mess about with modes as well.
This is just one example, but in general it is a way to disable groups, until you need them, in a way that makes them easier to turn on and manage.
If we all share a default group, like in the old days, then we need to set our umask to 077 to block the group. If the default is me, then I can set the umask to 027, now if I set a directory of file to a shared group, this group can read. I don't have to mess about with modes as well.
This is just one example, but in general it is a way to disable groups, until you need them, in a way that makes them easier to turn on and manage.
