HP-UX: AUTH-root, pwd-/, 'chmod 777 *' execution!!

[민제식]

Server : HP-UX
root authority,
directory : / (root),
execution : 'chmod 777 *'

how restore??
help~

[RAC_1 · Accepted solution]

From backup. Restore backups to alternate location. Check what are the perms. and script will do that.

[Cheryl Griffin]

# swverify -v -x fix=true \*

From the man page at http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90692/swverify.1M.html

fix=false If true, runs vendor-specific scripts to correct and report problems on installed software. Fix scripts can create missing directories, correct file modifications, (mode, owner, group, major, minor), and recreate symbolic links. If false, fix scripts are not run.

[Matti_Kurkela]

If the command was EXACTLY "chmod 777 *", it might not be that big a problem: you just need to check the permissions of every file and directory at the root level. Everything that is located inside sub-directories should be OK.

If you keep your root directory clean, the command
chmod 555 /dev /etc /home /net /opt /sbin /stand /usr /var
should fix most of the damage.

Check also the permissions of the directories /usr/bin and /usr/lib, because /bin and /lib are symbolic links pointing there.

But if the command was "chmod -R 777 *", you need to fix the permissions of all the files in the system. Restoring from backup might be less painful.