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 <brian@snaptek.com> wrote:
>
> From: Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com>
> Subject: Re: Lost access to server
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>
> 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 /<klsmith2020@yahoo.com>/* wrote:
> > From: keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Lost access to server
> > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org>
> > 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
> >
> >
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> > Keith Smith
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