Why does RHEL 5.8 and RHEL 6.3 set /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf with 644 permissions?

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Issue

  • /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf by default has mode 0644.
  • Why isn't the default mode 0600 for more security?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3
  • net-snmp

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