[GRASS-dev] Directory security/permission issue

[Hamish]

Glynn Clements wrote:
> Also, lib/init/init.sh had two occurrences of:
> 
> 	echo "umask 022" >> "$bashrc"
> 
> which I have removed.

any g.access repercussions to this? (beyond the obvious)

> The remaining occurrence:
> 
> 	tmp=/tmp/grass6-$USER-$GIS_LOCK
> 	(umask 077 && mkdir "$tmp") || {
> 
> has been retained, although I'm not sure why this doesn't just use
> "mkdir -m 007" rather than (temporarily) setting the umask.


my inspiration for that:
  http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/115462/151/#mozTocId648982

Is 'mkdir -m' portable?


Hamish