--- hdf5-1.6.7/perform/zip_perf.c	2008-01-31 21:04:10.000000000 -0600
+++ hdf5-1.6.7/perform/zip_perf.c	2009-02-01 22:08:48.532069100 -0600
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ 
         unlink(filename);
 
         /* do compressed data write */
-        output = open(filename, O_RDWR | O_CREAT);
+        output = open(filename, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, S_IRWXU);
 
         if (output == -1)
             error(strerror(errno));