On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 08:06:56PM -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: [...] > i've been running the system for the last couple of days. the only visible > problems are: > > the font stinks for firefox. > i can't become root, not even in single-user mode, but i can 'sudo' all > i want. > > is it possible i could fix the two problems without having to reinstall?
Can you "sudo chmod" to repair your permissions damage? I can send you an output from "find /dev -ls" if you don't have another machine to compare against. Rob -- Rob Mahurin Dept. of Physics & Astronomy University of Tennessee phone: 865 207 2594 Knoxville, TN 37996 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
