File permissions upon creating the file

[cloverm]

This is the problem:

I have a folder that has files shared by several users. All files need to be readable and writeable by all these users. I can change the permissions on already existing files for that, no problem. But when a user creates a new file let's say from OpenOffice, the new file will be writeable by that user and noone else. The question is how can I make the files writable for the group upon creation?

[pwrhouse]

I believe you will be wanting to check out umask

I haven't used it in quite some time and I am not in front of my box at the moment but I'm sure you can find plenty of info on it.

[pwrhouse]

Quick Google search turned this up:

       umask [-p] [-S] [mode]
              The user file-creation mask is set to mode.  If mode begins with
              a  digit,  it is interpreted as an octal number; otherwise it is
              interpreted as a symbolic mode mask similar to that accepted  by
              chmod(1).   If mode is omitted, the current value of the mask is
              printed.  The -S option causes the mask to be  printed  in  sym-
              bolic  form;  the  default output is an octal number.  If the -p
              option is supplied, and mode is omitted, the output is in a form
              that may be reused as input.  The return status is 0 if the mode
              was successfully changed or if no mode  argument  was  supplied,
              and false otherwise.