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Subject: Re: permissions problem with installations from PORTS
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* Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> [20040413 19:58]:
> Joan Picanyol <pica@biaix.org> writes:
> > * Michael E. Mercer <mmercer@nc.rr.com> [20040411 21:42]:
> > > Anyways, there is a permission problem with [...]
> > > directories. They are installed with permissions 700. They need to be
> > > 755 for non-root users to use these applications.
> > I can second this. It also happens with mozilla and friends (my umask is
> > set to 077)
> 
> Pilot error.  Your umask should be 022 or 002 when installing ports.
> Otherwise, you get what you ask for.

May I disagree? I expected the ports system to use install to properly
set up permissions for all files. At the very least, it should be
documented somewhere.

qvb
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pica