[OT] How to fix a stupid chmod mistake without rebooting

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Robert Holtzman wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Mar 2009, Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>
>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>>> 1. Keep root enabled
>>> 2. sudo will not stop you from making stupid decisions.
>>> 3. Don't run sudo chmod a-rwx /
>> 
>> Well, definitely don't do number #3 but I meant:
>> 
>> 4. Don't run sudo chmod go-rwx /
>
> I'm confused (my natural state). I see no reference to the a, g, or o options 
> in the man or info pages. Have I been struck blind?

Sorry for the confusion - I just realized what a, g, and o are. It's 
early and I haven't had my coffee.

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Bob Holtzman
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