--- apmud/pmud.c.orig	2007-08-22 14:47:58.000000000 +0100
+++ apmud/pmud.c	2007-08-22 14:48:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static void do_signal(int signum)
 
 static int do_sigpower(char level)
 {
-	int fd = open(POWERSTATUS_FILE, O_RDWR|O_TRUNC|O_CREAT);
+	int fd = open(POWERSTATUS_FILE, O_RDWR|O_TRUNC|O_CREAT, 0644);
 	if(fd < 0)
 	{
 		syslog(LOG_ALERT, "open of %s failed (%m) reverting to sleep",