Then ignore var and use the same steps for /usr/bin Albert Smith Sr. Unix Systems Administrator HPCSA, RHCT Genex Services 440 E. Swedesford Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610) 964-5154 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bruce > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 12:41 AM > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!! > > ed... > > thanks for the reply... > > but for the umpteenth time.. it looks like all that's missing > is the '/usr/bin' dir... i have the '/var' and '/usr' dirs... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ed Wilts, RHCE > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:24 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!! > > > Smith, Albert wrote: > > ***** THE FOLLOWING WOULD WORK IN THEORY I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS **** > > > > Boot from the install CD and go into Recovery mode. > > > > In recovery mode it will attempt to search for an existing > install. If > > it see's it you will see it as /mnt/sysimage when you do a df. > > > > Then try the following: > > > > mkdir /mnt/sysimage/usr > > mkdir /mnt/sysimage/var > > cp -pR /usr/* /mnt/sysimage/usr/ > > > > Then reboot and it should get you up to some point. At that point I > > would use RPM to rebuild the rpm database then update your > packages as > > some will most likely have to be reinstalled. > > I think this will get you most of the way there - probably > enough to boot if you didn't trash /etc. Unfortunately > you've also trashed /var which contained your rpm database > (and other important stuff - mysql databases are there by > default if you run mysql, mail spools, crontab entries, > /var/www, etc.). > > If you have backups, then the steps enough will get you > enough to boot. > At that point, recover your backups on top of your > running system - you've trashed all of /usr and /var so > restore those first. It's important that you get the most > current copies available of the /usr and /var directories. > The rpm database is the most critical since it can help you > determine what else is corrupted/missing. Of course the rest > of the data in /var is gone unless it's on backups. > > Another option, depending on what kind of system this is, is > to remove the drive and put it into another system. Ideally, > restore your backups to that system, boot off it, and use it > to rebuild your original system disk. > > If you do not have backups, boot into rescue mode (as > mentioned above), and copy off all of your data including > /etc and /home. Then do a fresh install (with a *lot* of > luck, you may be able to do an upgrade) and reconfigure based > on your backup files. I personally would not attempt to try > and rebuild everything from scratch once both /usr and /var > are wiped out - the time to rebuild everything will likely > exceed the time to reinstall. > > .../Ed > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bruce > >>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:24 PM > >>To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'; 'Lam, Eric' > >>Subject: RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!! > >> > >>eric... > >> > >>not to be down, but just how would i copy anything to the > screwed up > >>server, when the ssh/rcp/etc.. apps all appear to have > resided in the > >>/usr/bin dir.... > >> > >>i was hopeful that using the recover cd might provide a solution.... > >> > >>but it seems that no one has a solution, other than > reinstall... which > >>really screws me up! > >> > >>-bruce > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lam, Eric > >>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:11 PM > >>To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>Cc: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > >>Subject: RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!! > >> > >> > >>If I were you, I would copy (by tar or cpio) the files from another > >>system that has same kernel level. What else you got to loss now ? > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Otto Haliburton [mailto:ottohaliburton@xxxxxxxxxxx] > >>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:48 PM > >>To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > >>Subject: RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > >>>bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bruce > >>>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 6:15 PM > >>>To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > >>>Subject: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!! > >>> > >>>hi... > >>> > >>>i stupidly just did a 'rm -rf /*r' and i understand that there's no > >> > >>way to > >> > >>>redo/undo this command.. it seems to have blown away my > >> > >>/usr/bin dir.. > >> > >>>although, for all i know, i may have screwed up a lot more... > >>> > >>>my question, is there someway that i can reinstall the '/usr/bin' > >> > >>dir.. or > >> > >>>am i pretty much f*ed up. i have fedora core 2. (i've asked th > >> > >>question on > >> > >>>the FC2 list, and they leep telling me that i need to do a complete > >>>reinstall) i thought there was a way to more or less recreate the > >> > >>indoe, > >> > >>>or > >>>that there was some way that you can recover if you haven't done > >> > >>anything > >> > >>>with the drive since the 'rm -rf'... i've seen some > >> > >>postings/information > >> > >>>on > >>>google that kind of discuss this. but i need more understanding... > >>> > >>>this is a critical system that i was putting alot of things on.. i > >> > >>haven't > >> > >>>done anything else to the box after my mistake.. > >>> > >>>-bruce > >>>bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > >>> > >> > >>There are some very expensive disk recover companies out > there so if > >>it is very important to you I would suggest you get in > touch with them > >>they will do a track by track recover of data from the > disk. I don't > >>know what filesystem they support but you can probably > google for disk > >>recovery and get the info. But I can tell you they are very very > >>expensive. > >> > >> > > -- > Ed Wilts, RHCE > Mounds View, MN, USA > mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx > Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
