I removed my /var/run !!
I am using scientific linux 6.
what shall I do now ?
Can I re-install it and get thing to work back ?
Can some one help ?
P.S : I don't need to re-install linux again I got many important data on the one I was already using and It is urgently needed to get it back to work .
Can Somebody suggest help ?

esraam,

Some suggestions here:

http://superuser.com/questions/90114...-run-on-debian

You can run a livecd, mount your hard drive, backup your important data (on an external hard drive or usb storage) and reinstall Linux.

I think a simple reboot would be enough

Can't have been too important if you do commands like that without a backup.

No sympathy.

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yea , I have seen that thread before I posted my question
I tried :
#dpkg -S /var/run
and got :
-bash : dpkg: command not found

may be dpkg is a command for debian and not for scientific linux ?
Do you know the equivalent command in scientific linux ?


I also tried
#sudo mkdir /var/run
#sudo atd

they run successfully ,
but when i try other commands depend on /var/log directory I get permission denied
and the directories required are not found

#hald --verbos=yes --daemon=no

gives error :
Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket : No such file or directory

#mkdir /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket
gives :
mkdir: cannot create directory '/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket'

So what do you think ?

how to get a backup ?
too late ?
You think there is no hope to get things to work ?

I rebooted the PC ...
It takes very long time logging then it opens the terminal ( I wanted to have level 3 reboot )
The problem is I can't get the keyboard and mouse to work on using the GUI ...!
because of haldaemon failure problem which I may think related to the deleted directory ..
If i can get haldaemon to start ,, and get the mouse and keyboard to work on the GUI then everything would be fine enough..

Can you help ?

I still think the reboot should repair that directory. There should be something else too.
probably you will find some related info using dmesg or in /var/log/messages

Before you go any further, it might be a good idea to search their forum.
http://scientificlinuxforum.org/

Edit: Your GUI may rely on hald & dbus, likely you can start them from the command line like in other distros.

I receive the following message every few seconds :

fcoemon: error 111 connection refused
fcoemon: Failed to connect to lldpad


Can some body help please ?

#dmesg :
gives a huge number of output lines .... how can that help ?

#nano /var/log/messages :
gives an empty file


I rebooted my Pc and now i get :
I receive the following message every few seconds :

fcoemon: error 111 connection refused
fcoemon: Failed to connect to lldpad


so What do you think I shall do ?

#service haldaemon start

gives :
starting haldaemon [FAILED]

how can I start it ?
how to use dbus ??

thanks for your help

#hald --verbos=yes --daemon=no

gives error :
Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket : No such file or directory


Does anybody have any idea how to solve this error ?

given that on trying to create the missing directory using :

#mkdir /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket

gives
mkdir : cannot create directory /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket : No such file or directory

mkdir -p /var/run/dbus probably helps