linux chmod -R 777 /var/

Question

By mistake I give via ssh with root privelege a

chmod -R 777 /var/

in stead of

chmod -R 777 var/ for a var folder inside a home directory.

Now I cannot login again via ssh. I have a resque mode availble.

What to do? Does someone this?

This question appears to be off-topic because it is not about programming. — PeeHaa, Aug 15 '13 at 12:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 15 '13 at 12:51

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First of, twice check your input while in root mode. Then, you need to restore correct permissions in your ~/.ssh folder:

chmod 700 ~/.ssh
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/*

And, also, restore your permissions in /var directory as well:

chmod 755 /var/empty
chmod 755 /var/run

answered Aug 15 '13 at 12:51

Alma Do

Thanks for your reply. I tried this commands but still have no ssh acces back... – Paul Maas Aug 15 '13 at 13:49
I found the solutions chmod 777 /var/tmp Reboot system – Paul Maas Aug 15 '13 at 14:02
Thank you very much for this solutions. I helps me perfect. – Paul Maas Aug 22 '13 at 19:55

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