ITEM: H2794L

Restoring /etc after I removed it.

Question:

AIX 3.2.5

I was trying to remove the /etc/lock directory, but I removed the 
whole /etc directory instead by accident.  Now my system is down
and I need help getting it back up and running.  Can you help?
How do I restore /etc back?

Response:

Our game plan is to boot up into Maintenance Mode (MM) and
restore the /etc directory from your mksysb tape.  Here are
the steps:

  1.  Boot up in service mode off of the mksysb tape.
  2.  Choose option 4 from the menu.
  3.  getrootfs hdisk\# sh
      Where hdisk\# is the hdisk where hd5 is located.
  4.  mount /dev/hd4 /mnt
  5.  /etc/methods/chggen -l rmt0 -a block_size=1024
         For block_size, use whatever block size the tape was 
         created with. With 8mm most likely 1024 with  1/4" most 
         likely 512.  DO NO USE /dev/rmt0  USE ONLY rmt0 By itself.
         If you use /dev/rmt0 it will not give you a error message
         even though it is wrong.
  6.  cd /mnt
  7.  pax -rvf /dev/rmt0 -pmop ./etc
  8.  exit 
  9.  sync;sync;sync



Support Line: Restoring /etc after I removed it. ITEM: H2794L

Dated: May 1994 Category: N/A

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