echo
echo "`firstname`, do you want your home directory to be ..."
echo "   1.   open for anyone to visit  (recommended; the Debian default)"
echo "   2.   open for friends to vist  (if you want privacy and can't use chmod)"
echo

while true; do
	read -p ' ? ' A
	echo
	echo
	case "$A" in
	1) echo "an open house, that's nice - how very Debian of you :)"
	   chmod 755 ~
	   umask=022
	   ;;
	2) butler=`butler`
	   echo "an exclusive residence!  $butler, have you seen the horseradish?"
	   chmod 750 ~
	   umask=027
	   ;;
	*) echo "please choose a number from the list then press enter.  Duh!  :)"
	   sleep 1
	   echo
	   echo
	   continue
	   ;;
	esac
	break
done
echo "umask $umask" >| ~/.umask
echo