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How to Restore files under user's home directory to default (Doc ID 1955585.1)

Last updated on MARCH 20, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86
Linux x86-64

Goal

If accidentally the context or file permission of files under user's home directory had been changed, permission errors or unexpected application behavior might be encountered after this user login system.

For instance, if the file permission of /home/UID/.bash_profile is wrong, login UID will get prompt "/home/UID/.bash_profile: Permission denied":


This document instructs how to restore files/sub directories under user's home directory to default.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 The skel directory
 Restore a file under home directory
 Restore a sub directory under home directory
 Restore whole home directory from scratch


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