On Thursday 20 January 2005 16:34, you wrote: > Hey > > did you ever find out how to control UMASK for X? > > : ) > > rich Yes, when the package libpam-umask appeared in the repository. After installation, you add a line in your /etc/pam.d/{xkg}dm file : session optional pam_umask.so umask=002 or whatever your umask must be. -- Rgrds iik1