Ok I just royally screwed up my /var folder's permissions.
I thought I was inside /var/www and did a chmod xxx ./* on the parent folder /var instead.
Now all the permissions inside /var are messed up. What can I do to correct it?
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My /var/ holds the folllowing files:
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2012-04-05 04:51 backups drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 2012-04-03 07:06 cache drwxrwsrwt 31 root whoopsie 4096 2012-04-03 07:06 crash drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 4096 2012-04-03 07:06 lib drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 2008-04-15 05:53 local lrwxrwxrwt 3 root root 9 2012-04-03 07:09 lock -> /run/lock drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 2012-05-15 04:40 log drwxrwsrwt 2 root mail 4096 2010-07-23 07:32 mail drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-02-12 08:08 opt lrwxr-xr-x 15 root root 520 2012-05-15 07:55 run -> /run drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 2010-07-23 07:20 spool drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2012-05-14 14:20 tmp
From this you should be able to set permissions back to what they need to be.
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Thanks, I had another installation but triple checking is always good. :D Now, I have tried nearly everything to get
drwxrwsrwton/var/crashbut the closest I can get isdrwsrwsrwt. What does the chmod permission number look like for the crash folder?– TekMay 15, 2012 at 22:44 -
You got me there; never noticed user does not have 's' set :P Should not be a problem though. I believe it was
2000that sets it to a system (setgid bit) (mkssoftware.com/docs/man1/chmod.1.asp)– RinzwindMay 16, 2012 at 8:51 -
This just helped me resolve a nasty mysql wont start problem. I reset my /var permissions to your and it magically started. Jan 3, 2013 at 19:30
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You are welcome @opensourcechris Thanks for the upvote (if that was you ;) )– RinzwindJan 3, 2013 at 20:23
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