Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 06:14:16PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Simon wrote: > > OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in > > the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! > > > > I think the term is "DOH!". > > > > Is there any way to fix these? > > Personally I

Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 12:17:24AM +, s. keeling wrote: > Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in > > By "/root/", do you mean root's $HOME ("~root"), or do you mean root > of the filesystem, "/"? That shouldn't matter: The parent

Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, Jun 19, 2007 at 06:14:16PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Simon wrote: > > OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in > > the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! > > > > I think the term is "DOH!". > > > > Is there any way to fix these? > > Personally I

Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-19 Thread s. keeling
Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in By "/root/", do you mean root's $HOME ("~root"), or do you mean root of the filesystem, "/"? > the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! -- Any technology distinguishable from magic i

Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-19 Thread Bob Proulx
Simon wrote: > OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in > the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! > > I think the term is "DOH!". > > Is there any way to fix these? Personally I would install a chroot on my system, install in the chroot all of the package

Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-19 Thread Patrick
Simon wrote: OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! I think the term is "DOH!". Is there any way to fix these? Ouch! Ah the power of root, always ready to screw you. If you don't have many custom configs, I'd

Re: OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 09:24:06AM +1200, Simon wrote: > OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in > the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! > > I think the term is "DOH!". heh heh. That's pretty good. SO I don't think this all too much of a problem. Most

OS File Permission issue (chown -R root.root ../)

2007-06-19 Thread Simon
OK.. So i was in my /root/ directory and put just one too many "."s in the line... Now i have a lot of files that i own!! I think the term is "DOH!". Is there any way to fix these? Simon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PR