I'm rescuing around now.... /etc and /home are missing ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Wed, 3/27/13, Brian Cluff wrote: From: Brian Cluff Subject: Re: Lost access to server To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 6:59 PM Sounds to me like either your hard drive just died, or you accidentally moved your /bin and/or /usr directories some place the system couldn't get to them. If all you did was move them, just pop in a bootable CD and move the directories back into the correct place and everything should be OK again. Brian Cluff On 03/27/2013 06:46 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a LAMP server setup in my home office that serves two of my > websites.  It was working great until several hours ago. > > I was moving some files around and lost the use of the mv command.  I > closed the shell and just came back.  I notice my email is not working > and I cannot open a shell session.   Not sure what I may have done.  I > cannot log in using the keyboard and monitor attached to the machine. > Nothing happens when I enter my user name. > > I am about to reboot.  What do I have to lose? > > HTTP is still working. > > Any suggestions how I can get in and determine what I may have done? > > I now get a prompt grub> > > Yikes!! > > Thanks! > > Keith > > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss