2601. [doc] Mention file creation mode mask in the

                        named manual page.

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b3c74971eb9b0f2b63d0f831ec77261421d5d61a..d24d3f7790cb2a29c2cd83a0ee78c3144b92dfc2 100644 (file)
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@
                        self signed.  That all records in the zone are signed
                        by the algorithm.  [RT #19653]
 
+2601.  [doc]           Mention file creation mode mask in the
+                       named manual page.
+
 2589.  [bug]           dns_db_unregister() failed to clear '*dbimp'.
                        [RT #19626]
 

diff --git a/bin/named/named.docbook b/bin/named/named.docbook
index f47eae1e6b4bd4bc0adf23239502b7bfd5de3ca3..acdc0acedd9d94ee391a058b257d9b247970513c 100644 (file)
--- a/bin/named/named.docbook
+++ b/bin/named/named.docbook
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
  - PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 -->
 
-<!-- $Id: named.docbook,v 1.23 2008/11/06 05:30:24 marka Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: named.docbook,v 1.23.14.1 2009/12/03 04:35:45 marka Exp $ -->
 <refentry id="man.named">
   <refentryinfo>
-    <date>June 30, 2000</date>
+    <date>May 21, 2009</date>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>
@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@
       in the
       <citetitle>BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual</citetitle>.
     </para>
+
+    <para>
+      <command>named</command> inherits the <function>umask</function>
+      (file creation mode mask) from the parent process. If files
+      created by <command>named</command>, such as journal files,
+      need to have custom permissions, the <function>umask</function>
+      should be set explicitly in the script used to start the
+      <command>named</command> process.
+    </para>
+
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>