Apache umask 002 not changing permissions

apache-2.2 centos umask

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That's one of the standard ways to specify the umask for Apache in CentOS. If your init script (/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd) sources the /etc/sysconfig/httpd file, either the umask is not specified or something is overriding it.

How are the files being created?

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Admin

Updated on September 17, 2022

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Admin over 1 year
I have used
```
[root ~]$ echo "umask 002" >> /etc/sysconfig/httpd
[root ~]$ service httpd restart
```
restarted apache many times but whenever i install something from script the directories are still not group writable.

What should i do

I have checked the file the umask 002 is at the end of file
- DevGambit almost 14 years
  
  setting up an ftp server seems like it really would be easier for you. and potentially more secure. as you mentioned in a comment on my deleted question; you want to allow people to create files in their home directories. why does it have to be through httpd?
- Admin almost 14 years
  
  Actually that's web host server. Now i am using joomla. I need to install new plugins and extensions , those extension create their own directories and files. I found that if need to change e files i don't have proper permission , i have to go to root to change those permissions
- DevGambit almost 14 years
  
  well, yeah, that's kind of how the linux world works. you use root to admin globally, not /everything/ on the system will be run as your non-privileged user. i'm guessing the plugins were installed as user www-data ?
- DevGambit almost 14 years
  
  apache runs as user www-data on most systems, or some form, thereof. when a script on an httpd server creates files, it is creating them as the user the server is running as (www-data) or the user who owns the files IF you are using something like SuPHP. otherwise, as root, you need to give your httpd server a directory to write to, so the scripts can install their modules and the like. you ultimately use the web interface to manage those apps, and you should not have to do anything at the shell level. aside from configuration, perhaps, as root, unless script is in /home/user/public_html
Warner almost 14 years

Ah, interesting. I did a quick search of the 2.2 docs on the Apache site and couldn't find anything. You've had some good answers, don't let that discourage you!
Admin almost 14 years

The files are created by webiste script insdie the /home/user/www folder
Warner almost 14 years

By what? PHP script, Perl script? CGI? mod_perl? What are they doing? This could affect the performance.
Admin almost 14 years

By PHP script , more info is given my other comments to cpbills
Dylan Pierce over 8 years

Just want to chime in because I'm having this same issue but 5 years later. Did you ever find a solution?