thanks to (in alphabetical order):
Richard Bemrose <rb237_at_phy.cam.ac.uk>
Ed Bolson <BOLSON_at_FRANGO.HS.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Nathan Dietsch <ndietsch_at_davidjones.com.au>
Sean O'Connell <sean_at_stat.Duke.EDU>
Blake Roberts <BlaRob_at_HBSI.COM>
Jon Vaupel <Jvaupel_at_edgemark.com>
Frank Wortner <frank_at_bondnet.com>
all gave similar answers right away, but Richard Bemrose and Sean
O'Connell gave me information about the /etc/csh.login and /etc/csh.cshrc
files that i really needed.
the answer is to set umask to the value i wanted, in this case i chose
022, and then to stick the line
umask 022
into the /etc/csh.login or /etc/csh.cshrc files. these files are sourced
by all shells when the user logs in. while i was at it i stuck a bunch of
other definitions in there as well that i had been unable to impress upon
the users to put in their own .cshrc or .login files.
thanks for the help!
ciao
claudia
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Claudia-Angelica Teresa Chiarenza Burg
aka Gigi, Claudia, G^2
Working on: a PhD in Physics and Astronomy
Arizona State University Claudia.Burg_at_asu.edu
Physics & Astronomy www.public.asu.edu/~caburg
Box 871504 (480) 965 - 0518 PSF 256
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