My current umask value is 0002
$ umask 0002 $ I want to permanently change it to 0022
How can I do so?
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Go to terminal
Ctrl + Alt + T
In terminal type
sudo gedit ~/.bashrc Search for umask
If present change the current value to umask 022
Save and exit
If not present, add the following line to end of document
umask 022 Save and exit
Now logout and login
Reopen terminal and type
umask You will get
0022 - Thanks, I've been searching for half hour and finally out this solution for my own
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