--- multipath-tools.old/multipathd/main.c	2009-04-02 12:22:37.000000000 +0200
+++ multipath-tools/multipathd/main.c	2009-04-02 12:25:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ uxlsnrloop (void * ap)
 	set_handler_callback(REINSTATE+PATH, cli_reinstate);
 	set_handler_callback(FAIL+PATH, cli_fail);
 
+	umask(077);
 	uxsock_listen(&uxsock_trigger, ap);
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -1436,7 +1437,6 @@ daemonize(void)
 	close(in_fd);
 	close(out_fd);
 	chdir("/");
-	umask(0);
 	return 0;
 }