Recursive permission changes incorrectly applied with chmod -R as root user - how can this be fixed?
(Doc ID 2318132.1)
Last updated on MAY 05, 2020
Applies to:
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 4.4 and laterOracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Goal
How can I revert bulk permission changes after the root user unintentionally recursively modified permissions on the system with the chmod -R command?
Examples of this are:
chmod -R go-rw /
chmod -R 777 ./*
or any other recursive combination of permissions.
Solution
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