[HLUG] Permissions

[j michaelson]

hi tom,

i dont know about the x thing, but having your entire filesystem set
at 777 sounds risky. here's what i'd do. (with root priveledges)


1. make sure that all system files belong to root.

chown -R root /*


2. make all system files readable and executable but writable by non root users.

chmod -R 755 /*


3.by this point all the files in your home directory will belong to
root as well so change ownership back.

chown -R tom /home/tom/*


these steps won't fix everything, but they will make things a bit
safer till you get some more advice.

good luck.
john michaelson.







On 1/5/06, Tom English <mr_tom at o2.ie> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In trying to set some permissions, I've got lost, and ended up setting / to 777.
> When booting, I get errors about certain files being these permissions, but the odd file is easy to chmod.
>
> However, X doesn't work, and I think are some files which need to be 1777 (something to do with TCP??, not sure though).
>
> Is it possible to restore the permissions, or would it just be easier to backup, and re-install?
>
> Sorry wasn't at the meeting, will hopefully be able to get to one soon - I think sticking with tuesday may be the best option.
>
> I'm going to try and attend this months meeting, but cannot guarantee it...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom.
>
>
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