Unable to set umask with internal-sftp on the system

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to set umask with internal-sftp on the system, configuration in /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
Match Group sftpusers
        ChrootDirectory <directory_path>
        AllowTcpForwarding no
        ForceCommand internal-sftp -u <umask>
        X11Forwarding no

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • openssh-5.3p1-94.el6

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