Checking permissions

From: Colin Bull (c.bull_at_videonetworks.com)
Date: 12/24/03

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    Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:17:34 +0000
To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    Someone has accidently done a chown x:x * on the root directory on one of our test boxes.

    Tru64 5.1B

    Is there a command to check the ownership and privileges for system files ?

    Colin Bull
    c.bull@videonetworks.com

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