it appears that performing some actions as root alters the permissions of "/" to 700 . it is also file roller ( reported by another user in the intrepid forum ) . chmod 755 / restored the system .
-- copy as root trashes my install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250021 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs