You should just be able to re-run your deployment script and restore your nightly backup, though, right? On Wed 27 March 2013 19:53:17 keith smith wrote: > Well it is gone. Yikes!! I guess I have to start all over. > > ------------------------ > > 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, 7:42 PM > > On 03/27/2013 07:20 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Got in via rescue disk. Mounted /dev/sda1 and /etc is missing as is > > /home not sure how that happens. > > Yup, that would do it. No password to auth against, and even if there > were there is no home directly to drop you into... so no login. > > > Looks like I have to do a new install. Yikes!! > > Do a find for them, if you were just mv-ing stuff around its probably > just some place else, and just needs to be moved back. > > Brian > > > ------------------------ > > Keith Smith > > > > --- On *Wed, 3/27/13, keith smith //* wrote: > > From: keith smith > > Subject: Lost access to server > > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > > Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 6:46 PM > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Ryan Rix http://rix.si