On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Bruce Hyatt <brucejhyatt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I carelessly executed "chmod 666 ///" from a terminal as su in a > user account. It caused various problems because of permissions, > of course. > > I rebooted, logged into root and executed "chmod 777 ///" which > enabled me to log into my account but when I tried to start > xwindows I wound up with a blank screen. Same thing with root > account. > > Anyone know what I can do to get back to "normal?" > > Thanks in advance, > Bruce > I had to deal with a similar scenario where ownership was changed with -R. Fortunately I used an identical system (benefits of a classroom environment) to create a baseline file containing the list of files on the system and their ownersand groups. Pumped that through a simple script and restored ownership on all the files. You could do something similar with permissions if you had a baseline system. But Andrew's suggestion sounds easier if that will work. Jacques B.
