From: Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:34:42 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 2601.   [doc]           Mention file creation mode mask in the
X-Git-Tag: v9.5.2-P1~1^9~8
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2601.   [doc]           Mention file creation mode mask in the
                        named manual page.
---

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index fb7e911a34e..504d28502e6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 2659.	[doc]		Clarify dnssec-keygen doc: key name must match zone
 			name for DNSSEC keys. [RT #19938]
 
+2601.	[doc]		Mention file creation mode mask in the
+			named manual page.
+
 2533.	[doc]		ARM: document @ (at-sign). [RT #17144]
 
 	--- 9.5.2 released ---
diff --git a/bin/named/named.docbook b/bin/named/named.docbook
index b60aa5822f7..498826e958c 100644
--- a/bin/named/named.docbook
+++ b/bin/named/named.docbook
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
  - PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 -->
 
-<!-- $Id: named.docbook,v 1.19.130.2 2008/08/21 23:46:48 tbox Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: named.docbook,v 1.19.130.3 2009/12/03 04:34:42 marka Exp $ -->
 <refentry id="man.named">
   <refentryinfo>
-    <date>June 30, 2000</date>
+    <date>May 21, 2009</date>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>
@@ -364,6 +364,16 @@
       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>