[sllug-members]: CHMOD Big Oops!

[Chris Brown]

Answering hypothetically,

I suppose one could beg a complete 'find -ls' run by root, from the root
directory, on some other Debian - Etch system, then write a script to
parse the file and perform appropriate chmods for each file. At least it
would catch all the main stuff, Then finish off the /home, /var,
/usr/local, /tmp (if req'd) by hand.

While I don't think I need harp on the proper/appropriate use of root, I
might point out that there are exceptionally few cases where 777 is
appropriate in the first place, let alone the use of -R with it. I'll
also note that one should avoid cd'ing to the root directory let alone
executing any commands there.

Best of wishes on your, er, "accident".

Chris Brown

David D Turley wrote:

>Ok, lets say I "accidently" executed the command:
>
>chmod -R 777 .
>
>from the root directory.  What do I need to do to re-secure my system and
>undo this big oops?  
>
>System: Debian - Etch
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dave
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