Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 09:47:06PM +, j j wrote: > > On 6/20/07, Karl E. Jorgensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 08:54:30PM -0400, j j wrote: > > Hello > > > > I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just > discovered that >

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, Jun 22, 2007 at 09:49:47PM +, j j wrote: > On 6/21/07, Bob McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 08:54:30PM -0400, j j wrote: > >> Hello > >> > >> I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread Bob McGowan
j j wrote: where do find all that is printed before i get a shell prompt? /var/log/? jj Probably not, if you're not getting a normal boot. In other words, if there are problems with a disk drive preventing the file system where /etc is from mounting (that's almost always /), then wherever /v

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread j j
where do find all that is printed before i get a shell prompt? /var/log/? jj On 6/21/07, Bob McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 08:54:30PM -0400, j j wrote: >> Hello >> >> I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discover

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread j j
Hi I usually use /mnt or media directories. No offense taken, you are making a point. But /proc directory is empty. weird! well, the biggest problem was my system wouldn't finish boot. boot ing proccess would hang around inittab error. I used a livecd to look around and discovered no /etc.

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread j j
Hi Daniel I will.. Thanks jj On 6/19/07, Daniel James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi jj, > I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered > that /etc directory is missing. I would recommend a clean install, because /etc stores most of your configuration files. Wi

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-22 Thread j j
no ssh. i will evaluatate firewall. thanks On 6/19/07, Christopher Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2007-06-19, j j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have only made backups of /home, but nothing else. I havent found > anything in /tmp nor /lost+found. i am not sure how i could have been >

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-21 Thread Bob McGowan
Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 08:54:30PM -0400, j j wrote: >> Hello >> >> I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered >> that >> /etc directory is missing. I dont think i deleted it, but it seems that I >> must >> have. > > Perhaps not. > > T

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 08:54:30PM -0400, j j wrote: > Hello > > I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered > that > /etc directory is missing. I dont think i deleted it, but it seems that I > must > have. Perhaps not. Things to look at: - you haven't mounted

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-19 Thread Daniel James
Hi jj, I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered that /etc directory is missing. I would recommend a clean install, because /etc stores most of your configuration files. Without that directory, you're going to have a lot of trouble. Cheers! Daniel -- To

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread Christopher Nelson
On 2007-06-19, j j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have only made backups of /home, but nothing else. I havent found > anything in /tmp nor /lost+found. i am not sure how i could have been > attacked; maybe when I boot winXP on the same box. Do you have any services running (ssh, apache, etc) a

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 07:58:13PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > j j wrote: > >Hello > > > >I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just > >discovered that /etc directory is missing. I dont think i deleted it, > >but it seems that I must have. > > > Unless you have a backup you

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread j j
I have only made backups of /home, but nothing else. I havent found anything in /tmp nor /lost+found. i am not sure how i could have been attacked; maybe when I boot winXP on the same box. jj6419 On 6/18/07, Julian De Marchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Matthew K Poer wrote: > That's rough. An

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread Julian De Marchi
Matthew K Poer wrote: That's rough. Any idea what could have caused that? It almost sounds like a malicious attack, has anyone had access to your computer and root account? On Monday 18 June 2007 8:54 pm, j j wrote: Hello I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discove

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread Matthew K Poer
That's rough. Any idea what could have caused that? It almost sounds like a malicious attack, has anyone had access to your computer and root account? On Monday 18 June 2007 8:54 pm, j j wrote: > Hello > > I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered > that /etc dire

Re: /etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread Kent West
j j wrote: Hello I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered that /etc directory is missing. I dont think i deleted it, but it seems that I must have. Unless you have a backup you can restore, or can copy over an /etc from a fairly similar box, you're pretty

/etc is gone

2007-06-18 Thread j j
Hello I have been have trouble with my debian box(64 studio). i just discovered that /etc directory is missing. I dont think i deleted it, but it seems that I must have. jj6419