chmod / -R 777 - uh oh.

[exceptionduck]

Could maybe one of you most helpful people send me a
find . from /etc with how your permissions are set. Would save me the problem of having to setup the whole system.

Maybe it won't work because of different device drivers ?

[exceptionduck]

All I have installed is lighttpd & samba.

[Irithori]

Sorry, dont have a debian system at hand at the moment.

[exceptionduck]

getting a vmware image, should be able to get it there.

might post the script before I run it, would appreciate any comments

[ks177]

Usually booting from a live CD, mounting your Linux hard drive, and running the following commands from it will fix the problems caused by "chmod -R 777 /" (confirmed using an Ubuntu Live CD; yes, it does work):

sudo su
chmod -R o-w /media/<root device>

Then rebooting into your hard drive, and, from a VT, running "sudo chown -R <your_username> /home/<your_username>" should fix the issue of not being able to write to your home directory. Of course, remember, DO NOT run commands as root unless you absolutely need to. I've made that mistake myself, PLENTY of times. It results in not being able to sudo, not to mention PLENTY of issues with programs that depend on only being writable by root.

[jayd512]

Hi, ks177. Welcome to LinuxForums!

This thread is well over 2 years old now, so I'm locking it down.
But please feel free to jump in on any active thread with some other helpful tips!