On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:22:00 -0600 David D Turley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________________
Thank you all for your responses. Thankfully, this is not a production system and my job/life does not depend on this (Thanks for the offer Ryan!!). This is merely a LAN box that is my DHCP/DNS/NTP/SAMBA/Apache(local)/Debian Mirror/Local Backup box. I was writing (yet) another script to try and simplify my life when my "spacing thumb" got in the way and a line that should have read: chmod -R 777 /path/to/some/apache/public/share/. became chmod -R 777 /path/to/some/apache/public/share/ . This was executed several times to see if the desired result accored (it did), and was added shortly to a Samba POSTEXEC. When my logfile exploded is when I saw the error of my ways and the unexepected results of my command. Luckily the only two accounts on the box are mine and root, and they only real "public" access would be anybody who could get through my WPA wifi, and directly get to Apache or Samba. My initial thought was to somehow chmod back/reduce access to the /etc and /home directories and password locations and very specific commands... Any ideas before I spend several days rebuilding? Once again my name gets added to the Linux Cautionary Tales list...<sigh!> Thanks again to all the earlier responders!!! Later, Dave /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
