Hi, I asked the following:
> I have a collegue who has managed to delete some important files from the
> root file system, in particular, init it seems, and now his system will not
> boot properly.
>
> The whole system uses AdvFS, including root.
>
> I speculate that one ought to be able to boot the distribution CD and mount
> the root file system, but that one might have to create some directories in
> /etc, like fdmns and fdmns/root_dmn and populate it with re0a -> re0a in
> order to get at the root file system.
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this?
I had two responses, from
"Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-884-0646" <tpb_at_doctor.zk3.dec.com>
Mike D Cross <crossmd_at_mh.uk.sbphrd.com>
which basically agreed with the above. As it turns out, I had to help my
'collegue' out over the phone before I saw either response, and it turned
out as I expected.
The procedure we used was:
Boot the CD
cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV re0 # or your favourite device
cd /etc; mkdir fdmns; cd fdmns; mkdir root_dmn; cd root_dmn
ln -s /dev/re0a re0a
mount root_dmn#root /mnt
copy files as needed from where needed. restore from backup etc.
Tom Blinn's response contained this 'gem':
>You might let your friend do the bulk of the work as a "learning experience"
>to reduce the likelihood of a future incident :^)
Hi Tom, I remember you from my Digital days ...
Regards
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Received on Sat Oct 24 1998 - 13:27:24 NZDT