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The default global umask setting must be changed for system processes.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51251 OSX8-00-01020 SV-65461r1_rule Medium
Description
The default global umask setting must be configured correctly for system processes.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53599r1_chk )
To view the umask setting, run the following command:

umask

If the setting is not "022", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56051r1_fix)
To set the umask setting for user applications, run the following command:

sudo sh -c "echo 'umask 022' > /etc/launchd.conf"