How do I change the default home directory permissions for useradd command in RHEL

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Issue

  • How do you control the default permissions of the home directory when the useradd command is run.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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