Most files and directories in /etc/ are root ownership, and the files are -rw------- , and directories is drw-r-----. Zhou Zhen On 6/26/06, replies-lists-redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <replies-lists-redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
what are the permissions on /etc/ ? ------------ Original Message ------------ > Date: Monday, June 26, 2006 01:01:09 PM +0800 > From: Zhen Zhou <zhouzhenzj@xxxxxxxxx> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: strange and serious problem about user login > > Hi, > Thanks for your quickly reply, but I still confused about your > mentioned. > > I took a look at /etc/ directory, but i couldn't find any problem on > that. > ls -l: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 842 May 25 2004 profile > so is it not correct? > > I could understannd what you told me that maybe I messed up > permissions on this system. > > And I need to provide what kind more information that could help to > trace the problem, > > Anyway, any tips will be welcome, > > > Zhou Zhen > > On 6/26/06, wrote: >> based on the little info that you've provided, it sounds like you may >> have messed up permissions on your /etc/ directory. >> >> in general, the /etc/ directory (and it's contents) is owned.grouped >> by root.root with "group" and "other" having read and execute (as >> appropriate) access to most files. e.g., group/other should have read >> access to /etc/profile . >> >> >> ------------ Original Message ------------ >> > Date: Monday, June 26, 2006 11:19:40 AM +0800 >> > From: Zhen Zhou <zhouzhenzj@xxxxxxxxx> >> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: strange and serious problem about user login >> > >> > Hi, all, >> > I am using Fedora 3, today I found serious problem, I couldn't >> > start any service other than root. >> > and I try to login as normal user except root, the teminal show me: >> > --bash: /etc/profile: Permission denied >> > --bash: 3.00$ >> > >> > and when I start sshd in this pc, I get no errors, but when I check >> > the status of sshd, >> > it showed me: sshd dead but subsys locked >> > >> > When I login as root in terminal without any problem, but I keyin: >> > su normal-user >> > I got error: could not open session >> > >> > I guess, maybe the user manage got problem, but I dodn't know how >> > to solve the problem. >> > >> > >> > Thanks a lot for any tips, >> >
