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@@ -99,9 +99,11 @@ If not empty, password is encoded with
Perhaps you're missing what
.Em can
be done with this scheme that falls apart
-with most other schemes. With each user in his/her own group the user can
-safely run with a umask of 002 and have files created in their home directory
-and not worry about others being able to read them.
+with most other schemes.
+With each user in his/her own group the user can
+safely run with a umask of 002 instead of the usual 022
+and create files in their home directory
+without worrying about others being able to change them.
.Pp
For a shared area you create a separate uid/gid (like cvs or ncvs on freefall),
you place each person that should be able to access this area into that new