Hi, Our server is in a far away remote location. I messed up with the kernel, some libraries and installed application. I have an ssh access right now but I'm not sure if I'm gonna get locked down once I reboot the machine. I tried firing up another console and tried ssh'ing to the machine but the server now refuses the connection (probably because of the application that I messed with, which I think have mentioned about pam or something). Fortunately, I still have 1 terminal left which is already ssh'd to the machine.
Questions: 1. What is the safest way of reverting back the server to a fresh debian installation aside from being in front of the console and then using the cd installer??? I just want the base install, no additional third party apps.. I just wanted to repeat what I was previously doing which includes rebuilding the kernel, but I was unable to continue because of some libc errors during the compilation. 2. I already have a custom kernel (which I used for OpenVZ). Now I tried installing another application which requires the latest version of perl. However, using apt-get update, the process replaces my custom kernel.. I'm guessing that this particular perl version is tied up to that particular kernel. Now, my OpenVZ kernel is gone. If I put it back, will the new version of perl won't work anymore?? Any other way of upgrading perl without replacing the kernel? Thanks.. -- Mark Jayson Alvarez [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
