How to Retrive /etc(sys file) !!
 

Hi ,

While working in Redhat 7.2 Box,I had deleted /etc file,
i had given this command as root

root:rm -fR /etc

now i had face so may problem,

plz any one can tell me how to retrive /etc file.

i tried to retrive it,:(

Thanx in advance

Hitesh

Unless you got it backed up.. your pretty much screwed really. Unless somehow you can get a mock default configuration but even then you've lost some important configuration files, like passwd, group, etc...

I don't know what to tell you bud, seems like this would be good time to back up anything else you want to save and reinstall, probably lot less trouble.

hi
That's ok but how can retrive it,suggest me some setup for that.

thanx
Hitesh

u can't retrieve it, it's gone.. flushed
if u delete something it's gone...that's why u delete it
to make it dissapear.

If you use ext3, you are pretty much screwed. If ext2, there is a remote chance that you can get your system back on its feet if you have a thorough knowledge of what your config files ( /etc/*) look like. I mean, you should be able to guess the filename from looking at its contents. That is if you havent moved things around and overwritten the deleted ( unlisted ) filesystem blocks already. Not to give you false hopes, /etc is vital to the proper operation.

have a look at..
http://chandra.ph1.uni-koeln.de/linu...ndeletion.html

Good luck. You need it.