> I know of no automated way of restoring this so implementing x > (rpm --dump -qal | x ) is left as an exercise ;-) You mean like rpm's --setperms and --setugids options, which restore files owned by an rpm to their original permissions/owner states? :-P This will not fix permissions issues in /home/<user> however as those files are almost assuredly not owned by an rpm. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell