Every file has staff and everyone "read only" privileges

Just upgraded to SL with a clean install. Copied over all my documents. Now it seems like every single file has staff and everyone read only privileges (in addition to me having read & write).
How can this be? Under System Preferences, Sharing, I have absolutely nothing checked.
Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

santranyc wrote:
Just upgraded to SL with a clean install. Copied over all my documents. Now it seems like every single file has staff and everyone read only privileges (in addition to me having read & write).
these are standard permissions in both leopard and snow leopard. any new files you create in your home directory will have those permissions.
How can this be? Under System Preferences, Sharing, I have absolutely nothing checked.
this has nothing to do with sharing.
Anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

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