> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Ross S. W. Walker > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 4:58 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: RE: [CentOS] chown command goof up > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of David A. Woyciesjes > > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:35 PM > > To: CentOS > > Subject: [CentOS] chown command goof up > > > > Basically, what I typed was: > > chown -R user2:user2 * > > chown -R user2:user2 .* > > chown -R user2:user2 *.* > > ...all in /home. Duh. I forgot which way recursive went. > > So, I then did: > > chown -R root:root * > > chown -R root:root .* > > chown -R root:root *.* > > ...this time in / to try and f things. Duh again. Other > items need to > > have other owners & groups. > > > > So, how can I fix this? In MacOSX, there is a utility > > to fix all > > permissions on the system. Is there a similar item in CentOS? > > > > Here's what I originally wanted to do: > > Started with user1. Got everything setup just right. Then > > created user2. > > I wanted to use all the settings, mail, etc. from user1 for > user2. My > > thought was to just copy everything in /home/user1 to > > /home/user2, then > > use chown on all of the files. This is where I got myself into this > > pickle... > > > > Any ideas? > > To fix the home dirs: > > # getent passwd | awk -F: '{system("if [ -d "$6" ]; then chown -R > "$3":"$4" "$6"; chmod -R 700 "$6";fi")}}' > > This should set perms for all users (and services!) home directories, > make sure the 700 is adequate for service accounts, which is > probably is > not. To avoid service account fubar: # getent passwd | awk -F: '{system("if [ -d /home/"$1" ]; then chown -R "$3":"$4" /home/"$1"; chmod 700 /home/"$1"; fi")}' That'll restrict it to just home directories in /home, if they are named after the usernames, if not, well you will need to write your own test case. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.