Accidentally ran sudo chmod -R 664 / - completely locked out of my server, please help

Asked Jul 30 '17 at 10:54

Active Jul 30 '17 at 11:02

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I can't believe I have done this but in my sleep deprived state (babies...) I have made an awful mistake on my server.

I cannot seem to do anything, navigate directories, restart the server, anything. I just get permissions denied errors.

Please tell me there is a way to recover from this or at least recover my data from my server?

edited Jul 30 '17 at 11:02

asked Jul 30 '17 at 10:54

MP_Webby

did you do this WITH or WITHOUT -R? – Rinzwind Jul 30 '17 at 11:00
Oh, whoops, typo. Yes I did it with -R :( – MP_Webby Jul 30 '17 at 11:02
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Then see https://askubuntu.com/questions/940345/what-chmod-777-r-does-in-var-www-html/940350#940350 for starters and restore a backup for your personal data. If this is a production server you really need to restore a backup. – Rinzwind Jul 30 '17 at 11:03
And this is why Linux is a double-edged sword. The good part is it does exactly what you tell it to do. The bad part is it does exactly what you tell it to do. – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Jul 30 '17 at 12:26
Yes, well put and totally true. – MP_Webby Jul 30 '17 at 12:43

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