Thanks a lot, I will learn the lesson--make an rpm does not require being root. Zhou Zhen On 6/26/06, replies-lists-redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <replies-lists-redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
from your previous description of the permissions on files/directories under /etc/, it sounds like a number of things might be messed up. if that's the case, any number of services may not work properly. i don't suppose you have a backup from before the "event". you should only be root for those very brief periods when you need to be. making an rpm does not require being root ... ------------ Original Message ------------ > Date: Monday, June 26, 2006 02:16:01 PM +0800 > From: Zhen Zhou <zhouzhenzj@xxxxxxxxx> > To: pkleiber.hi@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: strange and serious problem about user login > > Hi, > Thanks very much for your help, it seems that it works as you > suggested--now I could login as normal user without errors. And one > service I could start--just chmod +r /etc/. -R. now i am fighting with > ssh server. ;-( > > This happened when I are curious to make rpm package, now is there a > way to recover the mess-up permissions from last stupid change? > > Thanks a lot, > > Zhou Zhen > On 6/26/06, wrote: >> let me rephrase my question: >> >> what are the permissions on the /etc/ directory? i.e., at / issue the >> command: >> >> ls -ld etc >> >> the /etc/ directory should be read+execute group+other (as well as >> owner, of course). >> >> most (but not all) directories under /etc/ should have those same >> permissions and most files should be read group+other. >> >> from what you indicated in your last response, it would appear that >> the permissions on things *in* your /etc/ directory don't have the >> correct permissions. if something happened to reset the permissions >> under /etc/, then there's probably a reasonable chance that things >> are messed up in other directories too. >> >> >> >> ------------ Original Message ------------ >> > Date: Monday, June 26, 2006 01:24:50 PM +0800 >> > From: Zhen Zhou <zhouzhenzj@xxxxxxxxx> >> > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: Re: strange and serious problem about user login >> > >> > 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,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, >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- End Original Message ---------- >> >> > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list ---------- End Original Message ----------
