Re: su chmod -755 /usr

[Julian Brooks <jbeezez@gmail.com>]

Many thanks for the replies.

(I did say I'm sketchy here)

I was attempting to alter permissions on a folder.

I then read that all folders leding up to it must also have permission altered.

So I then mistakenly actually ran

'sudo chmod -755 /usr/lib/TheFolderIMeantToAlter'

and all folders leading up to it /usr

the [-] being the culprit (of course!!).

Got to watch these late night system alterations.

At some point sudo said NO.

And I,being a schmuck, jumped to su to force the issue.

All seems well, valuable lesson(s) learnt. 
Seriously thought it was terminal, appreciate the wisdom people.

Many thanks,

Julian

On 10 June 2015 at 05:26, Mikael Flood <thernx@gmail.com> wrote:

Helllo Julian,

Should just be to revert the change with 'chmod 755 /usr'.

On 10 June 2015 at 05:40, Julian Brooks <jbeezez@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey all,

Yes I'm an idiot...

Not very experienced user here - 1st post:

I mistakenly ran 'chmod -755 /usr'.

How can I fix my permissions?

Haven't rebooted yet, too scared. Currently getting around as root.

Would prefer to avoid reinstall if possible.

Cheers,

Julian

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//Yours sincerely Mikael Flood