How to reset all the system file permissions to default in case all file permissions changed to 777?
Issue
- Accidentally executed the following command.
# chmod -R 777 /
- Is there any way to revert back to the original permissions?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6/7
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