How to repair/restore after 'sudo chmod / 777'?

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I changed file permissions recursively on the root directory '/' with sudo chmod / 777 -R and after that i run "save mode" and i was changed main directories like a sys, boot, root , etc using (sudo chmod 440 /etc -R) etc and after that can't boot system because many of process don't have permissions.

Please help.

ouch...good luck sir, I would reinstall and copy config file contents/documents...you might be able to reinstall and diff all files on the new drive to the old drive... — RobotHumans, Jan 12 '11 at 08:21
@aking1012: this should be an answer (maybe a bit more elaborate). — Takkat, Jan 12 '11 at 10:52
@RolandTaylor there never is a reason, it's always a mistake :P — Marco Ceppi, Jan 12 '11 at 14:32

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 12 '11 at 14:27

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You're going to have to reinstall.

answered Jan 12 '11 at 14:27

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How to repair/restore after 'sudo chmod / 777'?

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