What mechanisms are there to revert all permissions of files?
Issue
- Due to an unknown event, permissions on files or directories across a system are now incorrect.
- There's an ongoing problem with permissions on root-owned files being changed incorrectly.
- Permissions changing with no apparent cause
- What ways might they be reset?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Subscriber exclusive content
A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.
