When you get to root, from lilo for instance (boot: linux single --I think), run msec at whatever security level you have previously selected, or pick a security level and msec will (as I understand) set your perms properly.
Msec is in /usr/sbin. BTW, welcome to the Perm Mangling Society. (PMS) LX On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 10:47, Gerald Waugh wrote: > > On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote: > > >%_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote: > > > Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on > > > the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su > > > to root. I get "incorrect password". Well at least I think thats what the > > > problem is. > > > > > > AND I've only just completed a clean reinstall of LM8.1 which has taken > > > days to get everything configured (eg. apache, twiki, samba, etc)! I > > > really don't want to reinstall... Spent hours searching the net for clues, > > > thinking it was something to do with basic authentication in apache with > > > .htaccess files then remembered my error. I think it was a "chmod a+x > > > /bin/*". > > > > > > So can someone pleeease tell me the permissions on /bin/su ? Hopefully > > > that will solve my problem. > > > > -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 13952 Feb 7 2001 /bin/su > > > > Sir Robin > > Probably have to be root to change permissions! > Thats why I suggested single user mode... > -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같�
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