CD will not work in this case....as server is in USA and we are in New Delhi.
Dheeraj ----- Original Message ----- From: Dayalan Manohar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:28 AM Subject: Re: [LIH] Urgent, /etc/passwd file deleted > Kingsly John said: > > > he should be able to generate most of the entries from the shadow file > > . > yes,and if he was using Suse there would definately be a file /etc/passwd- > which could be used to restore the deleted file. > > SOP in such situations is to prevent any further writes to the partion > > in which the file was deleted from .. and try undeleting the file(s) > > or you can open up the whole /dev/hdaX "file" and scan through it until > > you find the password file ... and then copy and paste it to an > > alternate file. > just curious,how does one undelete a file this way?btw it's a good idea to > keep a knoppix cd handy for such emergencies.i've even used it to recover > windows machines (it creates lots of convenient shortcuts on the desktop to > mount all the partitions on the local disks). > regards, > -dayalan > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
