On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 12:12:52PM -0700, tom arnall wrote: > I got impatient with an aumix error and did 'chmod -R /dev' (and ctl-C'ed out > of it after ~3 min's.) now I can't become root. Some examples: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/bin$ sudo /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/snddevices > sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0777, should be 0440 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/bin$ su > Password: > setgid: Operation not permitted > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/bin$ > > > When I try to log in as root on a pseudo terminal, I get: > > setgid: operation not permitted > > I can log in as myself. > > Also, is there other damage that i might have done with the 'chmod'?
You'd have to know what files got altered. For example, you say you chmoded /dev. Then how did /etc/sudoers get changed? Can you boot single-user mode and login as root? Do you have good backups of your data? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
