What is the default file permissions for /etc/skel directory and its contents?

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Issue

  • What is the default file permissions for /etc/skel directory and its contents?
  • Is there any effect on system, if we change the permissions of the /etc/skel directory to 0700 and its contents permission to 0100?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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