diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 3f6e297..59eae47 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+-make default_fmode configurable, and add config
+ file command "chmod file mode"
 -allow setting the new rcfile access rights.
 -allow configuring the ttyrec dir location & file format.
 
diff --git a/dgamelaunch.c b/dgamelaunch.c
index 1beaf01..d8d7b26 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.c
+++ b/dgamelaunch.c
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ write_canned_rcfile (int game, char *target)
 
   fclose (canned);
   fclose (newfile);
+  chmod (target, default_fmode);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/dgamelaunch.h b/dgamelaunch.h
index baa5329..611fc80 100644
--- a/dgamelaunch.h
+++ b/dgamelaunch.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #ifndef ARRAY_SIZE
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ extern struct dg_globalconfig globalconfig;
 
 extern int num_games;
 
+extern mode_t default_fmode;
+
 /* dgamelaunch.c */
 extern void create_config(void);
 extern void ttyrec_getmaster(void);
diff --git a/dgl-common.c b/dgl-common.c
index b68ff24..522e5aa 100644
--- a/dgl-common.c
+++ b/dgl-common.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ int loggedin = 0;
 char *chosen_name;
 int num_games = 0;
 
+mode_t default_fmode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH;
+
 struct dg_globalconfig globalconfig;
 
 
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ dgl_exec_cmdqueue(struct dg_cmdpart *queue, int game, struct dg_user *me)
 		}
 		fclose (cannedf);
 		fclose (newfile);
+		chmod (p2, default_fmode);
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case DGLCMD_EXEC: