Topic: permissions mistake - reinstallation necessary?

[bradleyj00]

In my haste to finish a project, I just issued the following commands at /root.


find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
find . -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;

I mistakenly assumed I was in an html directory, and intended to alter permissions for a joomla update.

Because I don't fully understand all the sytax, I have to ask if I have done terrible damage? I'm fearing reinstallation will be necessary? Can someone offer a little direction?

ugh...

Thanks...

[CharlieBrady]

You should immediately do:

chmod -R o-rwx /root

If indeed you were in /root, and not in /, then the permissions you changed are unlikely to have significant consequences.

[bradleyj00]

Excellent...thanks for that. I'm certain I was in /root, and not /. That brings some comfort. Also, the server is not yet online.

I'll go ahead and confirm the ownership on the /root directory is altered as per your suggestion.

Really appreciate your assistance.

Thanks.

[CharlieBrady]

You'll want to make a few small further adjustments. e.g

chmod 0750 /root
chmod -R g-rwx /root/.ssh

[bradleyj00]

Thanks!