Installing samba-2.0.5a-1.i386.rpm with a root umask
of 027 leaves /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf
not readable globally.  Many network client programs
(such as ftp) need to read /etc/services to find
well-known port numbers.

The situation is worsened because errata RHSA-1999:022-02
suggests using "rpm -e samba" before upgrading to 2.0.5a-1.
So all users with a conservative umask that upgrade
using the errata instructions will be caught.

The philosophy of package management suggests that the
umask of the installing user should have no effect on
the permissions of the installed files.

Fix:

Today: request users type "umask 022" before using RPM.

Short-term: add "umask 022" to the start of the samba
post-install script.

Long-term: RPM should set the umask for install scripts
to a well-known value (such as 022) before executing
the script.

Environment:

RH6.0 with all current errata applied.

$ uname -a
Linux andromache.itd.adelaide.edu.au 2.2.5-22 #1 Wed Jun 2
08:45:51 EDT 1999 i486 unknown
$ rpm -q samba
samba-2.0.5a-1
$ rpm -q samba-client
samba-client-2.0.5a-1
$ rpm -q rpm
rpm-3.0.2-6.0