No effect. I added "session optional pam_umask.so umask=0077" to the end of /etc/pam.d/common-session. Then I confirmed /etc/login.defs has a umask entry. Then I logged out and back in.
A new gedit document still reports permission rw-r--r--. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dejan Jocic" <jode...@gmail.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 2:00:37 PM Subject: Re: How to change default umask in Stretch? On 07-08-17, Garrett R. wrote: > I just tried this, adding "session optional pam_umask.so umask=0077" to the > end of the /etc/pam.d/login file. > > No effect. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dejan Jocic" <jode...@gmail.com> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 1:11:02 PM > Subject: Re: How to change default umask in Stretch? > > On 07-08-17, Garrett R. wrote: > > I apologize for the omissions. > > > > I am booting debian to GDM. I login. I then open gedit (or libreoffice, > > etc). I type document. I save it. > > > > > Have you tried to set in /etc/pam.d/login this: > > session optional pam_umask.so umask=0077 > > Logout and login back after that? > Now try to add it too to the /etc/pam.d/common-session and to set it up in /etc/login.defs to your preferred value. Of course, logout/login after all that.