Cron command to correct insecure file permission

[moleno]

I think most of the exploit occurs due to the insecure files/folder permissions.
That's why I want to scan my server once in every 24 hours for 777 permission files /folders.
I use following commands for it-
To check & correct files permission : find /home/*/public_html -type f -perm 0777 -exec chmod 644 {} \;
To check & correct folder permission : find /home/*/public_html -type d -perm 0777 -exec chmod 755 {} \;

I want to run it automatically using cron .

Can anyone help me to write a cron command and set it as root ?

 

[JeffP.]

You should not run that as root. It is dangerous to do so for security reasons.

 

[moleno]

Thanks for reply.

Is there any other way ?

 

[moleno]

Could any one help me on this ?

1) should I use these two commands ?

2) If yes, how can I use it through cron ?

 

[Infopro]

Are you using SuPHP on this server?

 

[niceboy]

You should not run that as root. It is dangerous to do so for security reasons.

I too want to know what security threat it creates, if I run a find cron thru root?

 

[moleno]

Are you using SuPHP on this server?

Yes, I am using SuPHP on server.

 

[moleno]

anyone there ??

 

[Infopro]

anyone there ??

Weekends...

I want to scan my server once in every 24 hours for 777 permission files /folders.

Things don't work when files and folders are 777, with SuPHP.

 

[moleno]

Thanks Infopro !

So it mean , it's not required to run these commands in case of SuPHP.

 

[Infopro]

We're talking about security here. You really should look into this more than waiting on a forum reply all weekend. I don't mean to sound harsh here, but security is the most important thing you need to wrap your head around when it comes to managing a server.