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Old 04-26-2013
Question Script to echo "File permissions or ownership changed from required " when accidentally changed.
Hi All,

I have to work in the late nights some times for server maintenance and in a hurry to complete I am accidentally changing ownership or permission of directories Smilie
which have similar names ( /var in root and var of some other directory ).Smilie

Can some one suggest me with the logic or already available script by which the change in ownership or permission of a directory can be tracked from previous state..Smilie
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