Python version: Python 1.5.2 (#2, Mar 22 2000, 10:10:50) [GCC 2.8.1] on irix646 When using os.makedirs('foo/bar',0755) (or os.mkdir) the mode of the created directories is incorrectly set as rwx------. Is this a known problem or am I just doing something wrong (I'm terribly unexperienced when it comes to *x systems)?