Fix folders/files permissions

Stavros S

• June 27, 2025 13:47
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Hello, 
How can i restore back the folders and files permissions under the account /home/myaccount.
Is there any script that i could fix the corrent folders and files permissions (755 and 644 respectively)?

I accidentally run

find /home/myaccount -type -d -exec chmod 755 {};

find /home/myaccount -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;

Instead of under public_html folder.

Thank you.

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  William Del Piero cPanel Staff

  • June 27, 2025 14:04

  Hi,

   

  Our support team doesn't have any scripts that would automatically fix account permissions, but there are some 3rd party scripts such as the one below that can accomplish this:

   

  Reset File and Folder Permissions and Ownership for a User Account in cPanel

   

  Since this is a 3rd party script, I highly recommend exercising caution by creating an account backup before applying any changes.

   

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  Stavros S

  • June 27, 2025 16:59

  Thank you for the reply.

  Unfortunately this script is 15 years old and i don't feel safe to execute it. :( 

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  William Del Piero cPanel Staff

  • June 27, 2025 17:23

  Hi,

   

  That's understandable. In that case, restoring the cPanel account from a backup if one is available would be the best solution. We have documentation on this process below:

   

  https://docs.cpanel.net/whm/backup/backup-restoration/

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