https://mrtomlinux.org/tags/home-server/ Recent content in Home-Server on Linux Café Hugo en Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:51:00 +0200 https://mrtomlinux.org/post/2026-09-16-i-lost-ssh-access-to-my-home-server-after-acc/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:51:00 +0200 https://mrtomlinux.org/post/2026-09-16-i-lost-ssh-access-to-my-home-server-after-acc/ <p>I hit a wall yesterday when I accidentally set <code>/home/user</code> to 777 and lost SSH access.<br> The server was a 2026‑era Debian‑based homebox running systemd‑managed services.<br> SSH refuses to log in if any file under the user’s home directory is writable by others, so the key‑based login failed immediately.<br> The only way to fix it was to boot from a live USB, mount the root filesystem, and restore the correct ownership and permissions.</p>