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How to reset folder permissions to their default in Ubuntu?

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Mar 15, 202694541 views
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Problem

I recently typed the command after that some things like are not working normally. So I am wondering if there is any way I could reset the folder permissions to their original state?

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sudo chmod 777 -R /

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