I'm trying to understand permissions better, so I'm doing some 'exercises'. Here's a sequence of commands that I'm using with their respective output:
That makes sense because we know that the default file permissions are
666 (rw-rw-rw- ) and directories default permissions are 777 (rwxrwxrwx ).If I subtract the umask value from these default permissions I have666-022=644 , rw-r--r-- , for the file1 , so it's coherent with the previous output;777-022=755 , rwx-r-x-r-x , for the dir1 , also coherent.
But if I change the umask from
022 to 021 it isn't any more.
Here is the example for the file:
-rw-r--rw- is 646 but it should be 666-021=645 . So it doesn't work according to the previous computation.
Here is the example for the directory:
drwxr-xrw- is 756 , 777-021=756 . So in this case the result is coherent with the previous computation.
I've read the man but I haven't found anything about this behaviour.
Can somebody explain why?
EXPLANATION
As pointed out in the answers:
umask 's value is not mathematically subtracted from default directory and file's permissions.
The operation effectively involved is a combination of AND (&) and NOT (!) boolean operators. Given:
R = resulting permissions
D = default permissions U = current umask
R = D & !U
For example:
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An easy way to quickly know the resulting permissions (at least it helped me) is to think that we can use just 3 decimal values:
Permissions will be a combination of these 3 values.
' ' is used to indicate that the relative permission is not given.
So if my current umask is
0053 I know I'm removing read and execution (4+1) permission from group and write and execution (2+1) from other resulting in
(group and other already hadn't execution permission)
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2 Answersumask is a mask, it’s not a subtracted value. Thus:
Think of the bits involved. 6 in a mode means bits 1 and 2 are set, read and write. 2 in a mask masks bit 1, the write bit. 1 in a mask masks bit 0, the execute bit.
Another way to represent this is to look at the permissions in text form. 666 is Stephen KittStephen Kitt
rw-rw-rw- ; 022 is ----w--w- ; 021 is ----w---x . The mask drops its set bits from the mode, so rw-rw-rw- masked by ----w--w- becomes rw-r--r-- , masked by ----w---x becomes rw-r--rw- .
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You need to think in binary, not decimal. Specifically, there are three 3-bit binary numbers: one each for Owner, Group, and Other. Each with values ranging from 000 to 111 (0-7 in decimal).
e.g. rw-rw-rw (666) is 110 110 110.
The
umask value is a mask specifying which bits will be on or off (1 or 0) when creating a new file or directory. e.g. 022 decimal is 000 010 010 binary, while 021 decimal is 000 010 001
The permission bits are AND-ed together with the negated umask to arrive at the final value. 'negated' means that all bits are inverted, i.e. all 1s flipped to 0, and vice-versa. e.g.
NOT 022 (000 010 010) = 755 (111 101 101)
Example:
666 & !022 = 644 . In binary, that's:
Also,
777 & !022 = 755 :
Note how the final value of each bit can only be 1 if it is 1 in both the original permission value (666 or 777) AND in the negated umask. If either of them is 0, the result is 0. That is, 1 & 1 = 1, while 1 & 0 = 0.
Strictly speaking there's a fourth 3-bit binary number for the setuid, setgid, and sticky bits. That's why you often see permissions and masks specified with a leading 0 (or some other leading number from 0-7). e.g. 0777 or 2755.
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UMASK (User Mask or User file creation MASK) is the default permission or base permissions given when a new file (even folder too, as Linux treats everything as files) is created on a Linux machine. Most of the Linux distros give 022 (0022) as default UMASK. Long grey zip hoodie womens. In other words, it is a system default permissions for newly created files/folders in the machine.
How to calculate UMASK in Linux?
Though umask value is the same for files and folders, but calculation of File base permissions and Directory base permissions are different.
The minimum and maximum UMASK value for a folder is 000 and 777
The minimum and maximum UMASK value for a file is 000 and 666
Why 666 is the maximum value for a file?
This is because only scripts and binaries should have execute permissions, normal and regular files should have just read and write permissions. Directories require execute permissions for viewing the contents in it, so they can have 777 as permissions.
Below are the permissions and it’s values used by UMASK. If you are a Linux/Unix user you will observe these are inverse to actual permissions values when setting up permissions to files/folders with CHMOD command.
How to remember these and calculate the file and folder permissions?
Consider above values are inverse to actual permissions. Suppose your UMASK value is 0027 (027).
For folder:
To calculate actual folder permissions from UMASK is done in two steps
Step1: Logical Negate the UMASK
Step2: Logical AND this number with 777
So actual folder permissions is 750 when it’s created. Owner will get full permission, group gets execute and write permissions and others no permissions
In other words and simple way.
We have to subtract 027 from 777, then we will get the actual folder permissions.
which is nothing but full permissions for the owner, read and execute permissions for group and no permissions for others.
For files:
To get actual file permissions from UMASK is done in two steps
Step1: Logical Negate the UMASK
Step2: Logical AND this number with 666
Bash Umask
For your understanding purpose we have calculated this below equation to get what actual AND operator do.
Umask 18 Transmission What Is Used
How to see default UMASK?
just type umask and you will get the default UMASK
Output
Some FAQ related to umask:
1) How to set or change default UMASK for all the new users?
The UMASK value can be set in /etc/profile for all the new users. Open this file as root user and write below line in the file.
2) How to set or change default UMASK for existing users?
For existing users you can edit ~/.bashrc file in their home directory. This should be done for all the users one by one or if a machine is having a a lot of users, then you have to write a shell script for this.
3) I see people are using 0022 and 022 as UMASK, is there any difference between them?
There is no difference between these two, both indicates one and the same. The preceding 0 indicates there is no SUID/SGID/Sticky bit information set.
4) What is the preferred UMASK value for a system for Security reasons?
Preferred is 027 (0027) for security reasons because this will restrict others not to read/write/execute that file/folder
5) I see umask value as 022 in my vsftpd config file? What actually this mean to world?
When you see 022 as umask value in vsftpd config file that indicates that users who are going to create files will get 644 and for folders it’s 755 respectively.
To know more about umask refer man pages and info pages.
Please comment at comments section for any queries related to umask.
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In computing, umask is a command that determines the settings of a mask that controls how file permissions are set for newly created files. It may also affects how the file permissions are changed explicitly. umask may also refer to a function that sets the mask, or it may refer to the mask itself, which is formally known as the file mode creation mask. The mask is a grouping of bits, each of which restricts how its corresponding permission is set for newly created files. The bits in the mask may be changed by invoking the umask command.
In Unix-like systems, each file has a set of attributes that control who can read, write or execute it. When a program creates a file the file permissions are restricted by the mask. If the mask has a bit set to '1', that the corresponding initial file permission will be disabled. A bit set to '0' in the mask means that the corresponding permission will be determined by the program and the file system. In other words, the mask acts as a last-stage filter that strips away permissions as a file is created; each bit that is set to a '1' strips away its corresponding permission. Permissions may be changed later by users and programs using chmod.
Each program (technically called a process) has its own mask and is able to change its settings using a function call. When the process is a shell, the mask is set with the umask command. When a shell or process launches a new process, the child process inherits the mask from its parent process. Generally, the mask only affects file permissions during the creation of new files and has no effect when file permissions are changed in existing files, however, the chmod command will check the mask when the chmod options are specified using symbolic mode and a reference to a class of users is not specified.
The mask is stored as a group of bits. It may be represented as binary, octal or symbolic notation. The umask command allows the mask to be set as octal (e.g. 0754) or symbolic (e.g. u=,g=w,o=wx) notation.
The umask command is used with Unix-like operating systems, and the umask function is defined in the POSIX.1 specification.
History[edit]
The mask, the umask command and the umask function were not part of the original implementation of UNIX. The operating system evolved in a relatively small computer-center environment, where security was not an issue. It eventually grew to serve hundreds of users from different organizations. At first, developers made creation modes for key files more restrictive, especially for cases of actual security breaches, but this was not a general solution. The mask and the umask command were introduced around 1978, in the seventh edition of the operating system[1], so it could allow sites, groups and individuals to choose their own defaults.The mask has since been implemented in most, if not all, of the contemporary implementations of Unix-like operating systems.
Shell command[edit]
In a shell, the mask is set by using the umask command. The syntax of the command is:[2]
(The items within the brackets are optional.)
Displaying the current mask[edit]
If the umask command is invoked without any arguments, it will display the current mask. The output will be in either octal or symbolic notation, depending on the OS.[3] In most shells, but not csh, the -S argument (i.e. umask -S) will force umask to display using symbolic notation. For example:
Setting the mask using octal notation[edit]
If the umask command is invoked with an octal argument, it will directly set the bits of the mask to that argument:
If fewer than 4 digits are entered, leading zeros are assumed. An error will result if the argument is not a valid octal number or if it has more than 4 digits.[4] The three rightmost octal digits address the 'owner', 'group' and 'other' user classes respectively. If a fourth digit is present, the leftmost (high-order) digit addresses three additional attributes, the setuid bit, the setgid bit and the sticky bit.
Octal codes[edit]
Setting the mask using symbolic notation[edit]
When umask is invoked using symbolic notation, it will modify or set the flags as specified by the maskExpression with the syntax
Note that this syntax does not work when using csh due to the differentbehaviour of its built-in umask command.
Multiple maskExpressions are separated by commas.
A space terminates the maskExpression (s).
For example:
Prohibit write permission from being set for the user. The rest of the flags in the mask are unchanged.
Example of multiple changes:
This would set the mask so that it would:
Command line examples[edit]
Here are more examples of using the umask command to change the mask.
Example showing effect of umask:
Mask effect[edit]
The mask is applied whenever a file is created. If the mask has a bit set to '1', that means the corresponding file permission will always be disabled when files are subsequently created. A bit set to '0' in the mask means that the corresponding permission will be determined by the requesting process and the OS when files are subsequently created. In other words, the mask acts as a last-stage filter that strips away permissions as a file is created; each bit that is set to a '1' strips away that corresponding permission for the file.
Truth table[edit]
Here is the truth table for the masking logic. Each bit in the requesting process' file permission mode is operated on by the mask using this logic to yield the permission mode that is applied to the file as it is created. (p is a bit in the requested file permission mode of a process that is creating a file; q is a bit in the mask; r is the resulting bit in the created file's permission mode)
How the mask is applied[edit]
Programmatically, the mask is applied by the OS by first negating (complementing) the mask, and then performing a logical AND with the requested file mode. In the [probably] first UNIX manual to describe its function,[6] the manual says,
the actual mode.. of the newly-created file is the logical and of the given mode and the complement of the argument. Only the low-order 9 bits of the mask (the protection bits) participate. In other words, the mask shows [indicates] the bits to be turned off when files are created.
— UNIX Eighth Edition Manual, Bell Labs UNIX (manual), AT&T Laboratories
In boolean logic the application of the mask can be represented as
C: (P&(~Q))
This says that the file's permission mode (C) is a result of a logical AND operation between the negation of the mask (Q), and the process' requested permission mode setting (P).
Exceptions[edit]
Note: Many operating systems do not allow a file to be created with execute permissions. In these environments, newly created files will always have execute permission disabled for all users.
The mask is generally only applied to functions that create a new file, however, there are exceptions. For example, when using UNIX and GNU versions of chmod to set the permissions of a file, and symbolic notation is used, and no user is specified, then the mask is applied to the requested permissions before they are applied to the file. For example:
Processes[edit]
Each process has its own mask, which is applied whenever the process creates a new file. When a shell, or any other process, spawns a new process, the child process inherits the mask from its parent process.[7] When the process is a shell, the mask is changed by the umask command. As with other processes, any process launched from the shell inherits that shell's mask.
Mount option[edit]
In the Linux kernel, the fat, hfs, hpfs, ntfs, and udffile system drivers support a umaskmount option, which controls how the disk information is mapped to permissions. This is not the same as the per-process umask described above, although the permissions are calculated in a similar way. Some of these file system drivers also support separate umasks for files and directories, using mount options such as fmask.
See also[edit]References[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Umask&oldid=903138310'
It's not always possible to set all configurations from the GUI, especially on the Daemon or the Web Interface. This guide will try to give an overview of how and what you can change. For the location of these files, look at the Configuration Files page.
Note: The client should be closed before making changes, otherwise settings will be reverted to it's previous state.
Some of Transmission's behavior can also be customized via EnvironmentVariables.
Overview
GTK, CLI and Daemon (both on a Mac and Linux) use a JSON formatted file, mainly because of its human readability.
(Consult the JSON for detailed information) Reload Settings
You can make the daemon reload the settings file by sending it the
SIGHUP signal.Or, simply run either of the following commands:
Or:
Formatting
Here is a sample of the three basic types, respectively Boolean, Number and String:
Umask Command In UnixOptionsBandwidth
Misc
Peers
Peer Port
Queuing
Scheduling
Legacy Options
Only keys that differ from above are listed here. These options have been replaced in newer versions of Transmission.
2.31 (and older)
1.5x (and older)Bandwidth
Peer Port
1.4x (and older)Proxy
Peers
1.3x (and older)
Mac OS XOverview
Mac OS X has a standardized way of saving user preferences files using XML format. These files are called plist (short for property list) files. Usually there is no need to modify these files directly, since Apple provided a command-line tool to reliably change settings. You do need to restart Transmission before these have effect.
In short:
Options
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So recently I decided to tailor my Transmission-deamon settings on my Raspberry Pi 3 exclusively for private tracker usage, however I ran into settings I don't fully understand, so it would be cool if someone explained all of these settings that I extrapolated from 'settings.json' file
Are these some kind of blacklists/whitelists?
What does it block? peers or trackers or something?
What does cache store? Is it recommended to increase the size of it?
What does idle mean compared to 'seeding' or 'paused'?
What's this?
Is it utp or something?
Also I'm very curious to know what each of the following settings do:
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