ssh , scp umask 1

[felix001]

For the love of God, does anyone know how to set the umask of SSH and in turn scp.
I have tried every thing..... the various files in the ssh profile... the adding of umask in the config files, hopping on one leg, and even as a last resort dressing up as elvis and performing a juggling act whilst on a uni cycle...

[root@localhost .ssh]# pwd
/root/.ssh
[root@localhost .ssh]# ls -l
total 16
-rwx------ 1 root root 19 Apr 25 16:11 environment
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3837 Apr 25 15:48 known_hosts
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 19 Apr 25 16:08 rc
[root@localhost .ssh]# cat environment rc
/usr/bin/umask 755
/usr/bin/umask 755
[root@localhost .ssh]#

 

[ZaSter]

felix001,

Does your sshd_config file have the "PermitUserEnvironment" setting?

Without that, the .ssh/environment file is ignored.

--
ZaSter

 

[sbrews]

In the not too distant past, I had need to do basically the same thing for sftp - control the umask. Here are the steps I followed for sftp (I didnt test with scp, but the principle is the same):

1.) create a script called sftp_server.sh (or any name that you want. It should contain the following:

#!/bin/ksh
umask 007
exec /path/to/sftp-server

Note: a umask of 007 will result in a file created with permissions that look like this:

-rw-rw----  1 joe user    0 Apr 28 15:36 file.junk

Make sure to do a chmod 755 on the script.


2.) look in your sshd_config file. You should see a line similar to this (usually at/near the end of the file):

Subsystem       sftp    /usr/libexec/sftp-server

change this line so it looks something like this:

Subsystem       sftp    /some/path/to/sftp_server.sh

3.) Restart ssh daemon (various methods, choose your preferred way)

4.) Test. Your files should be created with the specified umask.


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[felix001]

This worked a treat, thanks for your help.....

 

[KenCunningham]

Felix - if it worked a treat then surely sbrews solution is deserving of a little purple star in appreciation?

Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks - make sure most are the former.

 

[felix001]

I agree, the purple star has been given..