Re: [PATCH][RFC] Apply umask to /proc/<pid>

[Bodo Eggert]

Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> patch below makes procfs apply the umask of the processes to their
> respective /proc/<pid> directories and the files below them.  That
> allows users to gain a bit of privacy by setting a restrictive umask in
> their profiles.

A [ur]limit-like value is fine, but allowing others to read the files you
put into a public directory should not imply giving up your privacy.

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