- mkdir "$root/local_cmd", 02777 unless -d "$root/local_cmd";
- mkdir "$root/local_data", 02777 unless -d "$root/local_data";
+ mkdir "$root/local_cmd", 02774 unless -d "$root/local_cmd";
+
+ # locally stored data lives here
+ my $local_data = "$root/local_data";
+ mkdir $local_data, 02774 unless -d $local_data;