Change file permissions on all files with a certain name

[felixr]

Hi. Is there way I can change all file permissions on a certain file name easily (without doing them 1 by 1)? Eg search /home and change all files found that match "wp-config.php"

We have a vps with 40+ wordpress installations and want to change all the wp-config.php permissions to 400.

Thanks

 

[quizknows]

Before I tell you how to do this, I'll just state that it's basically useless from a security standpoint if you want to do it with wp-config files. In most cases if you use SuPHP (which most people do) the sites user still owns the file, and a hack script can still access the file, or change its permissions back to writeable.

Anyway, it's a simple find command, but standard caveats of root shell access apply.

# find /home/*/public_html/ -type f -name wp-config.php -exec chmod 400 '{}' \;

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

In addition to the previous thread, if you are looking to improve overall security, check out the cPanel Security Advisor for some useful tips:

"WHM Home » Security Center » Security Advisor

Thank you.

 

[felixr]

Thanks for that quizknows, it worked.


CpanelMichael - Thanks, but yes i've done that.