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adduser --encrypt-home fails if umask is 077

Asked by Ronan Mooney

Hi,
When I run
adduser --encrypt-home

It does not work as expected. When you are asked to set the users password, it says:

passwd: permission denied

This happens if umask is set to 077 in /etc/profiles

Is this a bug? It seems like it is to me. I *think* adduser script is creating .ecryptfs for the first time as root, and trying to write to is as a user.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you suspect a bug, create one

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Ronan Mooney (roomey) said : 		#2

done-

I actually though the answer would be something like- you should not set umask in /etc/profiles but in XXXXX :)

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Ronan Mooney (roomey) said : 		#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.