They are right for most files, but there are some (most anything ending in .sh or .a) that aren't supposed to be executable by anybody--I don't think that will cause your system any damage, though. You could start by chmoding these.
If you use Fink Commander, you can highlight every package and use Reinstall--that's an easy way to restore everything. On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Chris Lamb wrote: > In a moment of rash mis-typing (!) I have run: > > sudo chmod -R 755 /sw/lib > > Now I am certain these permissions are wrong! Is there an easy way to > return the lib structure to it's correct state or is there little > damage being so liberal with the permissions in this directory? > > Sorry for my stupidity and not knowing the answer! > > Chris > > > Chris Lamb > ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.clamb.net > Quote from Malcolm Forbes: > "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all" > > > Chris Lamb > ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.clamb.net > Quote from George W. Bush, philosopher and politician: > "One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise > above that which is expected. " > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: > Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! > No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server > http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Fink-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users > -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: ValueWeb: Dedicated Hosting for just $79/mo with 500 GB of bandwidth! No other company gives more support or power for your dedicated server http://click.atdmt.com/AFF/go/sdnxxaff00300020aff/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
