INIT cannot execute

Peter Shepard · 12-13-2006, 10:05 AM

Hello,

I accidentally performed a rm /bin as root and now am having troubles!

When I boot my machine I get the errors *INIT: cannot execute "etc/init.d/rcS

* INIT : Entering run level 2
* INIT : cannot execute "/etc/init.d/rc"

I can get into the kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15... root=/dev/hda

and bin exists there although there seems to be a problem with tty and /bin/sh???

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

reddazz · 12-13-2006, 10:14 AM

Looks like you deleted some important packages and apart from a reinstallation, I can't see any other way to resolve your problem unless you have a backup of /bin somewhere.

Peter Shepard · 12-13-2006, 10:31 AM

You are a moderator here and that is your reply? sheesh

scrupul0us · 12-14-2006, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Shepard

You are a moderator here and that is your reply? sheesh

yea how dare he not come up with some magical answer to fix a stupid newbs mistake... for shame

@peter: you made your bed, sleep in it

if u want delete confirmation go back to windows

reddazz · 12-14-2006, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Shepard

You are a moderator here and that is your reply? sheesh

What was wrong with the answer? You are the one who made the error and I was simply telling you that unless you have a backup of /bin, then you have to reinstall. I am not sure what answer you were expecting. Being a moderator does not mean I am a Linux guru, but in your situation, I am sure even Linux gurus could not have helped you out and would have given you similar advice.