Permission mix-up on Mint
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So recently I accidentally started changing all the permissions in root to my unprivileged account :(.
It happened because I was switching between users and shells and the directory changed to / without me noticing.
Luckily I had -c enabled so I realised there was something wrong quite quickly(just after the home dir).
I then ran chown root:root -R (all files owned by me in /)
Now I'm having problems with xscreensaver and su'ing reurns failed auth. I can still use sudo though.
Is there any maybe a list of permissions somewhere?
I'm running the latest Mint XFCE.
permissions screensaver chown xscreensaver
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So recently I accidentally started changing all the permissions in root to my unprivileged account :(.
It happened because I was switching between users and shells and the directory changed to / without me noticing.
Luckily I had -c enabled so I realised there was something wrong quite quickly(just after the home dir).
I then ran chown root:root -R (all files owned by me in /)
Now I'm having problems with xscreensaver and su'ing reurns failed auth. I can still use sudo though.
Is there any maybe a list of permissions somewhere?
I'm running the latest Mint XFCE.
permissions screensaver chown xscreensaver
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
migrated from askubuntu.com Nov 24 '15 at 22:01
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And you are running Mint or Ubuntu?
– user103789
Nov 24 '15 at 20:46
@ParanoidPanda Mint. I updated the question
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 21:56
Well , since you recursively chowned everything, you also have chowned everything in your home . . . .Dochown -R yourUsername:yourUsername /home/yourUsernameto get your stuff back to your ownership
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:07
@Serg The problem is that most of the root filesystem was owned by me instead of root. I was attempting to dochown -R yourUsername:yourUsername ./but I was in / not ~
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 22:14
Oh, I see. Changing ownership of everything on the filesystem back to root user will be the easiest next to reinstalling. But there are many direcotries in files , such as /etc/shadow or /etc/mtab.fuselock that have different group ownership, so if you chown everything to root recursivelly you still have to go back and fix many other files.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:21
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So recently I accidentally started changing all the permissions in root to my unprivileged account :(.
It happened because I was switching between users and shells and the directory changed to / without me noticing.
Luckily I had -c enabled so I realised there was something wrong quite quickly(just after the home dir).
I then ran chown root:root -R (all files owned by me in /)
Now I'm having problems with xscreensaver and su'ing reurns failed auth. I can still use sudo though.
Is there any maybe a list of permissions somewhere?
I'm running the latest Mint XFCE.
permissions screensaver chown xscreensaver
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
So recently I accidentally started changing all the permissions in root to my unprivileged account :(.
It happened because I was switching between users and shells and the directory changed to / without me noticing.
Luckily I had -c enabled so I realised there was something wrong quite quickly(just after the home dir).
I then ran chown root:root -R (all files owned by me in /)
Now I'm having problems with xscreensaver and su'ing reurns failed auth. I can still use sudo though.
Is there any maybe a list of permissions somewhere?
I'm running the latest Mint XFCE.
permissions screensaver chown xscreensaver
permissions screensaver chown xscreensaver
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
edited 35 mins ago
Rui F Ribeiro
37.3k1374118
37.3k1374118
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
asked Nov 24 '15 at 20:37
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
200112
migrated from askubuntu.com Nov 24 '15 at 22:01
This question came from our site for Ubuntu users and developers.
migrated from askubuntu.com Nov 24 '15 at 22:01
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And you are running Mint or Ubuntu?
– user103789
Nov 24 '15 at 20:46
@ParanoidPanda Mint. I updated the question
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 21:56
Well , since you recursively chowned everything, you also have chowned everything in your home . . . .Dochown -R yourUsername:yourUsername /home/yourUsernameto get your stuff back to your ownership
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:07
@Serg The problem is that most of the root filesystem was owned by me instead of root. I was attempting to dochown -R yourUsername:yourUsername ./but I was in / not ~
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 22:14
Oh, I see. Changing ownership of everything on the filesystem back to root user will be the easiest next to reinstalling. But there are many direcotries in files , such as /etc/shadow or /etc/mtab.fuselock that have different group ownership, so if you chown everything to root recursivelly you still have to go back and fix many other files.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:21
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And you are running Mint or Ubuntu?
– user103789
Nov 24 '15 at 20:46
@ParanoidPanda Mint. I updated the question
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 21:56
Well , since you recursively chowned everything, you also have chowned everything in your home . . . .Dochown -R yourUsername:yourUsername /home/yourUsernameto get your stuff back to your ownership
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:07
@Serg The problem is that most of the root filesystem was owned by me instead of root. I was attempting to dochown -R yourUsername:yourUsername ./but I was in / not ~
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 22:14
Oh, I see. Changing ownership of everything on the filesystem back to root user will be the easiest next to reinstalling. But there are many direcotries in files , such as /etc/shadow or /etc/mtab.fuselock that have different group ownership, so if you chown everything to root recursivelly you still have to go back and fix many other files.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:21
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1
And you are running Mint or Ubuntu?
– user103789
Nov 24 '15 at 20:46
And you are running Mint or Ubuntu?
– user103789
Nov 24 '15 at 20:46
@ParanoidPanda Mint. I updated the question
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 21:56
@ParanoidPanda Mint. I updated the question
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 21:56
Well , since you recursively chowned everything, you also have chowned everything in your home . . . .Do
chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername /home/yourUsername to get your stuff back to your ownership– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:07
Well , since you recursively chowned everything, you also have chowned everything in your home . . . .Do
chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername /home/yourUsername to get your stuff back to your ownership– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:07
@Serg The problem is that most of the root filesystem was owned by me instead of root. I was attempting to do
chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername ./ but I was in / not ~– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 22:14
@Serg The problem is that most of the root filesystem was owned by me instead of root. I was attempting to do
chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername ./ but I was in / not ~– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 22:14
Oh, I see. Changing ownership of everything on the filesystem back to root user will be the easiest next to reinstalling. But there are many direcotries in files , such as /etc/shadow or /etc/mtab.fuselock that have different group ownership, so if you chown everything to root recursivelly you still have to go back and fix many other files.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:21
Oh, I see. Changing ownership of everything on the filesystem back to root user will be the easiest next to reinstalling. But there are many direcotries in files , such as /etc/shadow or /etc/mtab.fuselock that have different group ownership, so if you chown everything to root recursivelly you still have to go back and fix many other files.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:21
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This is pretty much an "+++ Out of Cheese Error. Redo From Start. +++" situation.
Lots of files down in the guts run as different users/groups and while most things can live as "root:root" if this is going to be a long running system you're better off backing up /home and repaving.
Alternatively find another computer, install virtual box, install mint, and then run:
find ./ | xargs ls -lth | awk ' print $1"t"$3":"$4" "$NF ' > /var/tmp/perms.
You should then be able to copy perms over to your mint computer, and write a script that reads that file and sets the right user/group ownership.
Actually, that would be a good penance as well as a useful technical exercise. :)
answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
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I found the simplest method of fixing all the permissions.
https://serverfault.com/a/117149/191095
getfacl -R / > /root/perms.acl
setfacl --restore=/root/perms.acl
It works perfectly. Now my xscreensaver and logging in as root work again :-)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
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This is pretty much an "+++ Out of Cheese Error. Redo From Start. +++" situation.
Lots of files down in the guts run as different users/groups and while most things can live as "root:root" if this is going to be a long running system you're better off backing up /home and repaving.
Alternatively find another computer, install virtual box, install mint, and then run:
find ./ | xargs ls -lth | awk ' print $1"t"$3":"$4" "$NF ' > /var/tmp/perms.
You should then be able to copy perms over to your mint computer, and write a script that reads that file and sets the right user/group ownership.
Actually, that would be a good penance as well as a useful technical exercise. :)
answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
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up vote
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down vote
This is pretty much an "+++ Out of Cheese Error. Redo From Start. +++" situation.
Lots of files down in the guts run as different users/groups and while most things can live as "root:root" if this is going to be a long running system you're better off backing up /home and repaving.
Alternatively find another computer, install virtual box, install mint, and then run:
find ./ | xargs ls -lth | awk ' print $1"t"$3":"$4" "$NF ' > /var/tmp/perms.
You should then be able to copy perms over to your mint computer, and write a script that reads that file and sets the right user/group ownership.
Actually, that would be a good penance as well as a useful technical exercise. :)
answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
39115
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up vote
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up vote
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This is pretty much an "+++ Out of Cheese Error. Redo From Start. +++" situation.
Lots of files down in the guts run as different users/groups and while most things can live as "root:root" if this is going to be a long running system you're better off backing up /home and repaving.
Alternatively find another computer, install virtual box, install mint, and then run:
find ./ | xargs ls -lth | awk ' print $1"t"$3":"$4" "$NF ' > /var/tmp/perms.
You should then be able to copy perms over to your mint computer, and write a script that reads that file and sets the right user/group ownership.
Actually, that would be a good penance as well as a useful technical exercise. :)
answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
39115
This is pretty much an "+++ Out of Cheese Error. Redo From Start. +++" situation.
Lots of files down in the guts run as different users/groups and while most things can live as "root:root" if this is going to be a long running system you're better off backing up /home and repaving.
Alternatively find another computer, install virtual box, install mint, and then run:
find ./ | xargs ls -lth | awk ' print $1"t"$3":"$4" "$NF ' > /var/tmp/perms.
You should then be able to copy perms over to your mint computer, and write a script that reads that file and sets the right user/group ownership.
Actually, that would be a good penance as well as a useful technical exercise. :)
answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
39115
answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
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answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
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answered Nov 25 '15 at 0:37
Petro
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I found the simplest method of fixing all the permissions.
https://serverfault.com/a/117149/191095
getfacl -R / > /root/perms.acl
setfacl --restore=/root/perms.acl
It works perfectly. Now my xscreensaver and logging in as root work again :-)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
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answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:19
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I found the simplest method of fixing all the permissions.
https://serverfault.com/a/117149/191095
getfacl -R / > /root/perms.acl
setfacl --restore=/root/perms.acl
It works perfectly. Now my xscreensaver and logging in as root work again :-)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
Community♦
1
answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:19
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
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down vote
I found the simplest method of fixing all the permissions.
https://serverfault.com/a/117149/191095
getfacl -R / > /root/perms.acl
setfacl --restore=/root/perms.acl
It works perfectly. Now my xscreensaver and logging in as root work again :-)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
Community♦
1
answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:19
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
I found the simplest method of fixing all the permissions.
https://serverfault.com/a/117149/191095
getfacl -R / > /root/perms.acl
setfacl --restore=/root/perms.acl
It works perfectly. Now my xscreensaver and logging in as root work again :-)
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
Community♦
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answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:19
Wilhelm Erasmus
200112
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13
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answered Nov 25 '15 at 22:19
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1
And you are running Mint or Ubuntu?
– user103789
Nov 24 '15 at 20:46
@ParanoidPanda Mint. I updated the question
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 21:56
Well , since you recursively chowned everything, you also have chowned everything in your home . . . .Do
chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername /home/yourUsernameto get your stuff back to your ownership– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:07
@Serg The problem is that most of the root filesystem was owned by me instead of root. I was attempting to do
chown -R yourUsername:yourUsername ./but I was in / not ~– Wilhelm Erasmus
Nov 24 '15 at 22:14
Oh, I see. Changing ownership of everything on the filesystem back to root user will be the easiest next to reinstalling. But there are many direcotries in files , such as /etc/shadow or /etc/mtab.fuselock that have different group ownership, so if you chown everything to root recursivelly you still have to go back and fix many other files.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Nov 24 '15 at 22:21