Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 22:36:27 -0400 (EDT) From: ADRIAN Filipi-Martin <adrian@ubergeeks.com> To: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /root:"chmod 600 .*" nothing work now Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980615223251.4374B-100000@lorax.ubergeeks.com> In-Reply-To: <3585D0EB.389AA3D7@aei.ca>
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On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Malartre wrote: > Ok, I have play with chmod for the first time. > <screenshot> > #pwd: > /root > #chmod 600 .* The problm is tha his also mhches ".." and ".", not just ".foorc". What ou really wanted is "chmod .??*". The "?" foreces a match of exactly one character. Boot you machine single user and try fixing things then. FYI, chmod is in /bin/chmod. If that doesn't work, try booing single user from the install floppy or the fix-it floppy. Adrian -- [ adrian@ubergeeks.com -- Ubergeeks Consulting -- http://www.ubergeeks.com/ ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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