<samba:parameter name="create mask"
context="S"
xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
<para>A synonym for this parameter is
<link linkend="CREATEMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">create mode</parameter>
</link>.</para>
<para>When a file is created, the necessary permissions are
calculated according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX
permissions, and the resulting UNIX mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed
with this parameter. This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise
MASK for the UNIX modes of a file. Any bit <emphasis>not</emphasis>
set here will be removed from the modes set on a file when it is
created.</para>
<para>The default value of this parameter removes the
'group' and 'other' write and execute bits from the UNIX modes.</para>
<para>Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode created
from this parameter with the value of the <link linkend="FORCECREATEMODE">
<parameter moreinfo="none">force create mode</parameter></link>
parameter which is set to 000 by default.</para>
<para>This parameter does not affect directory modes. See the
parameter <link linkend="DIRECTORYMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">directory mode
</parameter></link> for details.</para>
<para>See also the <link linkend="FORCECREATEMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">force
create mode</parameter></link> parameter for forcing particular mode
bits to be set on created files. See also the <link linkend="DIRECTORYMODE">
<parameter moreinfo="none">directory mode</parameter></link> parameter for masking
mode bits on created directories. See also the <link linkend="INHERITPERMISSIONS">
<parameter moreinfo="none">inherit permissions</parameter></link> parameter.</para>
<para>Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions
set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce
a mask on access control lists also, they need to set the <link linkend="SECURITYMASK">
<parameter moreinfo="none">security mask</parameter></link>.</para>
<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">create mask = 0744</command></para>
<para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">create mask = 0775</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>