bash is missing

sunwj82 · 12-20-2004, 06:27 PM

I did an experiment yesterday,during the reboot, the system hangs.

the boot process happens without error until the init command executes.

entering rescue mode,chroot into the disk:

chroot /mnt/sysimage

This fails, giving the error message:

chroot: cannot execute /bin/sh: No such file or directory

Do a long listing of this file:

ls -l /mnt/sysimage/bin/sh

I found that it is a symbolic link to the bash command in the same directory

/mnt/sysimage/bin/sh ->bash

Then, I discovered bash file is missing!

/rpm -qf /bin/bash --root /mnt/sysimage

bash-2.05b-29

But bash-2.05b-29.rpm in my CD2.when i mounted giving the message:

Segmentation fault

help me!!thanks everybody!

Mara · 12-22-2004, 03:06 PM

Which distribution and version? It's important because you probably need to get the binary (bash executable).

I wonder what the experiment was... May it be related to the problems?

sunwj82 · 12-22-2004, 09:21 PM

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon)
Kernel 2.4.21-4.EL on an i686

nixcraft · 12-23-2004, 10:07 AM

Hmm it is bit tricky i guess. try to pass (at grub)
init=/bin/csh

This may help

james.farrow · 12-23-2004, 02:06 PM

Do you have access to the rpms via NFS?
In the rscue enviroment chroot /mnt/sysimage , then rpm -V bash , if bash has been altered rpm should report that it has. Then exit the chrooted enviroment with exit.
At the prompt issue rpm -ivh --force --root /mnt/sysimage /mnt/(source of bash rpm) and this will 're-install' bash. Exit and reboot. Hopefully all will be back to normal.

sunwj82 · 12-24-2004, 12:05 AM

thanks every body

my teacher told me,entering rescue mode,then

Code:

#cp /bin/bash /mnt/sysimage/bin/