when I've reinstalled packages that a jr sysadmin overwrote (mailman) it corrected the permissions, so this should work.
glen On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 01:59:17PM +0000, Stig Brautaset wrote: > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > > Hi all, > > > > I did something very stupid (it was an accident...) I changed all the > > file permissions on /etc with chmod -R 777 * Is there any way to > > restore the default, correct permissions ? > > > > Thank you for your help. > > Just a thought; this *might* work: > > apt-get install --reinstall `dpkg --get-selections | cut -f 1` > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > Stig > > -- > brautaset.org > Registered Linux User 107343 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Glen S Mehn Lead Systems Administrator SquareTrade, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Building Trust in Transactions (sm)
