Question #77457 on Ubuntu changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/77457
actionparsnip requested for more information: Gotcha, well all the files outside of your home are ownwed by root here is the ownerships of /etc total 1340 drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 2009-05-07 00:50 acpi -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2986 2008-10-29 21:42 adduser.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 64 2009-04-12 15:07 aliases -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12288 2009-06-10 17:23 aliases.db drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:12 alsa drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 2009-07-18 14:50 alternatives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 395 2008-09-03 00:38 anacrontab drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-06-13 12:15 apache2 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:47 apm drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-08 18:03 apparmor drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-07-15 09:09 apparmor.d drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-06-27 13:29 apport drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-07-14 13:16 apt -rw-r----- 1 root daemon 144 2008-07-10 16:02 at.deny drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-06 21:21 autoconf2.13 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:07 avahi -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1733 2008-05-12 19:49 bash.bashrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 226839 2009-02-05 08:02 bash_completion drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-14 13:19 bash_completion.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 332 2008-09-29 10:20 bindresvport.blacklist -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 348 2009-07-02 07:46 blkid.tab -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 348 2009-07-02 07:45 blkid.tab.old drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-19 08:22 bluetooth drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-02 12:14 bonobo-activation drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:41 ca-certificates -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6282 2009-03-30 17:10 ca-certificates.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6256 2009-03-30 14:37 ca-certificates.conf.dpkg-old drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:20 calendar drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-06-27 21:45 clamav drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:46 ConsoleKit drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-09 06:06 console-setup drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-17 23:20 cron.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-27 13:30 cron.daily drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-02 18:34 cron.hourly drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-10 11:17 cron.monthly -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 724 2008-09-09 20:52 crontab drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-02 18:34 cron.weekly drwxr-xr-x 4 root lp 4096 2009-06-29 13:43 cups drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-07-14 08:16 dbus-1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2969 2008-10-10 11:32 debconf.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4 2008-12-04 09:01 debian_version drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-17 07:41 default drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-06-18 21:01 defoma -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 600 2008-06-26 09:33 deluser.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:09 depmod.d drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-07-15 09:09 dhcp3 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-09 16:00 dictionaries-common drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:03 dkms drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-03 09:28 dm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20139 2009-04-05 23:01 dnsmasq.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-02-14 01:03 dnsmasq.d drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-03-31 09:54 doc-base drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-06-22 01:45 dpkg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34 2008-02-19 04:33 e2fsck.conf drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:44 emacs -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 79 2008-10-29 21:41 environment drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:03 esound drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-18 21:54 event.d drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-07-16 01:52 firefox-3.0 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-07-16 01:52 firefox-3.5 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:10 fonts drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:53 foomatic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 603 2009-06-23 19:58 fstab -rw------- 1 root root 603 2009-04-06 02:03 fstab.save -rw-r----- 1 root fuse 216 2008-09-25 17:06 fuse.conf drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2009-06-03 17:53 gadmin-proftpd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2689 2008-03-26 17:44 gai.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-24 15:23 gamin drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 2009-06-18 22:36 gconf drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 2009-06-16 15:19 gdm -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 588 2008-07-04 09:10 GeoIP.conf.default drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-05-05 00:00 ggi drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-06-27 13:29 gnome drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-15 14:21 gnome-app-install drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-05-02 12:14 gnome-vfs-2.0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10852 2007-04-28 03:27 gnome-vfs-mime-magic drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-18 14:50 gre.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:20 groff -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 950 2009-06-30 00:05 group -rw------- 1 root root 967 2009-06-27 21:45 group- drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:20 grub.d -rw-r----- 1 root shadow 786 2009-06-30 00:05 gshadow -rw------- 1 root root 800 2009-06-27 21:45 gshadow- drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-17 10:28 gtk-2.0 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:47 hal -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4818 2009-04-22 15:12 hdparm.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 426 2009-04-24 01:00 hesiod.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 92 2008-08-08 18:53 host.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11 2009-03-30 14:00 hostname -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 280 2009-06-30 10:10 hosts -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 579 2008-10-29 21:52 hosts.allow -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 878 2008-10-29 21:52 hosts.deny -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 211 2009-06-29 13:43 inetd.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-17 07:41 init.d drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-04-17 10:27 initramfs-tools -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1723 2007-10-02 15:35 inputrc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:20 iproute2 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19 2009-04-13 10:33 issue -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 2009-04-13 10:33 issue.net drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-07-14 13:21 java-6-openjdk drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-07 01:11 kbd drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-13 11:13 kde3 drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-03-30 15:41 kernel -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167 2009-03-30 14:04 kernel-img.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:11 ldap -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 90537 2009-07-18 14:50 ld.so.cache -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34 2008-10-29 21:40 ld.so.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-09 10:45 ld.so.conf.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3587 2009-02-14 01:22 lftp.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20 2008-05-03 02:29 libao.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-06-19 14:12 libpaper.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2570 2009-02-13 11:28 locale.alias -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3661 2009-06-19 15:17 localtime drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-06-27 21:45 logcheck -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10881 2009-03-17 13:56 login.defs -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 599 2008-10-09 08:12 logrotate.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-29 13:43 logrotate.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-09-16 13:53 lsb-base -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3820 2009-02-07 23:33 lsb-base-logging.sh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 97 2009-04-13 10:25 lsb-release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15752 2008-12-10 17:43 ltrace.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 111 2008-07-11 11:24 magic -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 111 2008-07-11 11:24 magic.mime -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24426 2009-07-18 14:50 mailcap -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 449 2008-06-19 13:50 mailcap.order -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10 2009-04-23 15:44 mailname -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5170 2009-03-19 10:18 manpath.config drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-16 15:43 menu drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-16 15:43 menu-methods -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21373 2008-06-19 13:50 mime.types -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 803 2008-10-13 14:13 mke2fs.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-07 00:14 modprobe.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 208 2009-06-28 13:12 modules lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 2009-03-30 13:50 motd -> /var/run/motd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 346 2008-10-29 21:41 motd.tail drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-05 00:00 mplayer -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 766 2009-07-18 15:28 mtab drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-07-14 13:19 mysql -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7670 2009-03-30 11:27 nanorc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2064 2006-11-23 19:33 netscsid.conf drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:41 network -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91 2008-08-08 18:53 networks -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 513 2008-10-29 21:55 nsswitch.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-18 21:23 obex-data-server drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-05 00:00 openal drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-14 13:19 openoffice drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:40 opt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 552 2008-10-16 05:32 pam.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-29 13:43 pam.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:54 pango -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 2009-03-30 14:02 papersize -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1855 2009-06-27 21:45 passwd -rw------- 1 root root 1810 2009-06-16 14:13 passwd- drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:52 pcmcia drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:54 perl drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:47 pm drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:06 PolicyKit drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-06-27 21:45 ppp lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2009-06-29 13:43 printcap -> /var/run/cups/printcap -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 497 2009-04-13 17:07 profile drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-18 18:49 profile.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2626 2008-06-23 16:12 protocols drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-17 07:41 pulse drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-02 12:26 purple drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2008-10-29 21:42 python drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-05 21:09 python2.5 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-19 12:21 python2.6 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-23 21:15 qt3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1018 2008-12-15 18:32 rarfiles.lst drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-30 00:05 rc0.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-02 16:51 rc1.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-02 16:51 rc2.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-02 16:51 rc3.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-02 16:51 rc4.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-02 16:51 rc5.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-30 00:05 rc6.d -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 306 2009-04-15 17:15 rc.local drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-28 13:12 rcS.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-04-21 08:16 readahead -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 373 2008-06-23 18:02 rearj.cfg drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-04-06 01:07 resolvconf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 72 2009-04-06 01:00 resolv.conf -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 268 2008-05-03 10:14 rmt -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 887 2008-06-23 16:12 rpc drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:03 samba drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:04 sane.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3663 2008-06-13 11:24 screenrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23 2008-07-01 13:14 scrollkeeper.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 666 2009-03-27 08:40 scsi_id.config -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1347 2009-03-17 13:56 securetty drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:02 security -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18480 2009-03-05 15:06 services drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-06-18 22:38 sgml -rw-r----- 1 root shadow 1124 2009-06-27 21:45 shadow -rw------- 1 root root 1124 2009-06-27 21:45 shadow- -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 181 2009-03-30 18:03 shells drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-23 17:25 skel drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-05-02 12:14 sound drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 18:19 ssh drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-06-25 20:21 ssl -r--r----- 1 root root 557 2009-03-30 13:59 sudoers -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19 2008-11-17 15:16 su-to-rootrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2732 2009-04-15 09:42 sysctl.conf drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-18 14:50 sysctl.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-30 17:08 terminfo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14 2009-06-19 15:17 timezone drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-09 23:04 transmission-daemon -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 645 2008-02-08 16:36 ts.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1260 2008-05-30 07:22 ucf.conf drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-07-15 14:21 udev drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-04-03 18:31 ufw drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-05-06 23:58 update-motd.d drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-03-27 08:42 update-notifier drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-05 00:00 vga drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-07-14 10:17 vlc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4221 2008-07-25 08:40 wgetrc -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1343 2007-01-09 18:39 wodim.conf drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 2009-06-29 02:18 X11 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-05-07 00:47 xdg drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-05-02 12:14 xml drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-13 10:30 xulrunner-1.9 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-07-18 14:50 xulrunner-1.9.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 461 2008-04-03 20:33 zsh_command_not_found do you have similar? you will need: ls -l /etc You received this question notification because you are a member of UF Unanswered Posts Team, which is an answer contact for Ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntuforums-unanswered More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
