On Sat, 2004-05-08 at 06:25, bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Subject: Thoughts on undeleting ext3 files > > > > Since this has come up, I was wondering if anyone has any ideas about > > I always remember a guy from my formative years saying measure twice, cut > once (carpentry) and I guess that is really apt in this scenario. Chalk it > up to experience and don't make the mistake again. It is a tragic experience > for the poor guy but he'll not make the same mistake as long as he lives, I > guarantee it! We all mess up at some time and learn from it for our own > benefit. > > It looks like it's a remote server so maybe it'd be best to persuade someone > at the location to do the necessary surgery and get it all back up and > running again and keep the necessary data intact. > > Bryan On this same thought, a tar and gzip of critical directories and files (/bin:/sbin:/etc/boot:/lib) on a server's hard drive might not be a bad idea. Then they could be untarred if needed. -- jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
