Bug#691358: Fwd: [rt.cpan.org #114141] WriteConfig method ignores umask

Florian Schlichting fsfs at debian.org
Tue May 3 19:24:49 UTC 2016


tags 691358 +wontfix
thanks

>From the upstream bug:

----- Forwarded message from Shlomi Fish via RT <bug-Config-IniFiles at rt.cpan.org> -----

<URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=114141 >

On Mon May 02 17:49:48 2016, fschlich wrote:
> Files created when using the WriteConfig method fail to be created
> with proper permissions in regard to umask.
> 
> The umask specified in /etc/login.defs is 022, which should result
> in new files with permissions of 644. Instead, new files have
> a permissions 600.

You can set the mode using ->SetWriteMode() so this bug report is invalid. Furthermore. if you write to an existing file, then its permissions will be preserved. Rejecting.

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