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Description of problem:
The permission that are set on a newly mkfifo'd fifo are incorrect in cases
where the permissions are set from the default user mask.  For example:

$ umask -S
u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
$ mkfifo -m go=u regular_fifo
$ ls -l regular_fifo 
prw-rw-r--    1 root     root            0 Apr 22 13:07 regular_fifo

The correct permissions are prw-rw-rw-

I will attach a patch that corrects the problem.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fileutils-4.1-4

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
$ umask -S
u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx
$ mkfifo -m go=u regular_fifo

Actual Results:  $ ls -l regular_fifo 
prw-rw-r--    1 root     root            0 Apr 22 13:07 regular_fifo


Expected Results:  
The correct permissions are prw-rw-rw-


Additional info: