$confirm_SysUmask = `umask`;

	if ($confirm_SysUmask =~ m/^0037$/)
	{
                #if umask output equals 0037
		print "SUCCESS: System umask set correctly ($confirm_SysUmask)\n";
	}
	else
	{
                #if umask output not equal to 0037
		print "ERROR: System umask incorrect ($confirm_SysUmask)\n";
	}