Bug#502792: initramfs-tools: mkinitramfs-kpkg ignores UMASK setting

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.92l
> 
> Hello,
> 
> upgrading kernels always produces 0644 initrd.imgs while upgrading
> initramfs-tools as well as manual update-initramfs calls produce 0600
> initrd.imgs. The only difference I found is that kernel postinst scripts
> use mkinitramfs-kpkg instead of update-initramfs, so I guess this is the
> guilty party.
> 
> I have loop-aes-utils installed which sets UMASK=0077 in
> /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf.d/loopaes. This seems to be respected by
> update-initramfs but not by mkinitramfs-kpkg.

mkinitramfs-kpkg is meant to die after release.
 

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maks