sftp - permission setting check

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hello,

I am doing a transfer of a file from one HP-UX ( umask : 033 ) server to another HP-UX server ( umask : 033 ) and file got transferred sucessfully. However I could see the file permission gets changed at the receiving end. Would like to know the reason for that?

Details below:

Sending end file permission:
-rw-r--r-- <file>

Receiving end file permission:
-rw-r----- <file>

Could you please let me know how & why does this change happen? Also what exactly is the functionality of sftp with regard to file permission?

Thanks.

2

The umask is related to the shell, if you want sftp's umask to change, you'll need to adjust the sftpd's config (or sshd, depending on your implimentation of sftp).

3

Hello,

Could you please let me know the procedure to adjust the sftpd's config (or sshd, depending on your implimentation of sftp) ?

4

It depends on the implementation you are using, but it could be under /etc/ssh.
Find the relevant config file and locate an entry for umask.