RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!

From: Smith, Albert (Albert.Smith_at_genexservices.com)
Date: 04/22/05

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    Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:13:18 -0400
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    Other then /usr being removed you probably trashed your /var as well.

    Albert Smith
    Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
    HPCSA, RHCT
    Genex Services
    440 E. Swedesford Rd.
    Wayne, PA 19087
    albert.smith@genexservices.com
    (610) 964-5154
     

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com
    > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Smith, Albert
    > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:11 PM
    > To: bedouglas@earthlink.net; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
    > Subject: RE: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!
    >
    > Your best bet would be a complete reinstall unless you have a backup.
    >
    > Albert Smith
    > Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
    > HPCSA, RHCT
    > Genex Services
    > 440 E. Swedesford Rd.
    > Wayne, PA 19087
    > albert.smith@genexservices.com
    > (610) 964-5154
    >
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com
    > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of bruce
    > > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:15 PM
    > > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
    > > Subject: i just did a rm -rf /*r as root!!!
    > >
    > > hi...
    > >
    > > i stupidly just did a 'rm -rf /*r' and i understand that there's no
    > > way to redo/undo this command.. it seems to have blown away my
    > > /usr/bin dir..
    > > although, for all i know, i may have screwed up a lot more...
    > >
    > > my question, is there someway that i can reinstall the '/usr/bin'
    > > dir.. or am i pretty much f*ed up. i have fedora core 2.
    > (i've asked
    > > th question on the FC2 list, and they leep telling me that
    > i need to
    > > do a complete
    > > reinstall) i thought there was a way to more or less recreate the
    > > indoe, or that there was some way that you can recover if
    > you haven't
    > > done anything with the drive since the 'rm -rf'... i've seen some
    > > postings/information on google that kind of discuss this.
    > but i need
    > > more understanding...
    > >
    > > this is a critical system that i was putting alot of things on.. i
    > > haven't done anything else to the box after my mistake..
    > >
    > > -bruce
    > > bedouglas@earthlink.net
    > >
    > >
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