Ubuntu server /etc ownership

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I have accidentally changed the owner:group for /etc on my dev server. I would like to reset it back to root:root. Can anyone help me with the required steps.
If I try : chown root:root etc
It refuses by saying ooperation not permitted




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  • Did you keep track of the former ownership?
    – waltinator
    May 14 at 15:17










  • well, you mean the root
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:21










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03














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I have accidentally changed the owner:group for /etc on my dev server. I would like to reset it back to root:root. Can anyone help me with the required steps.
If I try : chown root:root etc
It refuses by saying ooperation not permitted




permissions root




share|improve this question




















  • Did you keep track of the former ownership?
    – waltinator
    May 14 at 15:17










  • well, you mean the root
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:21










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03












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I have accidentally changed the owner:group for /etc on my dev server. I would like to reset it back to root:root. Can anyone help me with the required steps.
If I try : chown root:root etc
It refuses by saying ooperation not permitted




permissions root




share|improve this question












I have accidentally changed the owner:group for /etc on my dev server. I would like to reset it back to root:root. Can anyone help me with the required steps.
If I try : chown root:root etc
It refuses by saying ooperation not permitted





permissions root





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  • Did you keep track of the former ownership?
    – waltinator
    May 14 at 15:17










  • well, you mean the root
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:21










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03
















  • Did you keep track of the former ownership?
    – waltinator
    May 14 at 15:17










  • well, you mean the root
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:21










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03















Did you keep track of the former ownership?
– waltinator
May 14 at 15:17




Did you keep track of the former ownership?
– waltinator
May 14 at 15:17












well, you mean the root
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 15:21




well, you mean the root
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 15:21












Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 21:03




Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 21:03










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sudo chown root:root /etc


I would not use recursive flag. Not everything in /etc is root:root



Did you change every ownership inside /etc?






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  • yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:49











  • Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:54










  • @NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
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    May 14 at 17:15










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03










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sudo chown root:root /etc


I would not use recursive flag. Not everything in /etc is root:root



Did you change every ownership inside /etc?






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  • yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:49











  • Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:54










  • @NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
    – RW4
    May 14 at 17:15










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03














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sudo chown root:root /etc


I would not use recursive flag. Not everything in /etc is root:root



Did you change every ownership inside /etc?






share|improve this answer




















  • yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:49











  • Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:54










  • @NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
    – RW4
    May 14 at 17:15










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03












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sudo chown root:root /etc


I would not use recursive flag. Not everything in /etc is root:root



Did you change every ownership inside /etc?






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sudo chown root:root /etc


I would not use recursive flag. Not everything in /etc is root:root



Did you change every ownership inside /etc?







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  • yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:49











  • Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:54










  • @NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
    – RW4
    May 14 at 17:15










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03
















  • yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:49











  • Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 15:54










  • @NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
    – RW4
    May 14 at 17:15










  • Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
    – Nesan Mano
    May 14 at 21:03















yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 15:49





yes, I did, it all happened because I was playing around with vsftpd.conf
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 15:49













Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 15:54




Is there a way to reset the root password using the recovery mode
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 15:54












@NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
– RW4
May 14 at 17:15




@NesanMano unix.stackexchange.com/questions/84090/…
– RW4
May 14 at 17:15












Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 21:03




Thanks I solved my problem with a rescue boot using the installation USB drive
– Nesan Mano
May 14 at 21:03












 

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