Can't reboot, shutdown, or init 3 [help]

[Arthur Pemberton]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

>Am So, den 03.04.2005 schrieb Arthur Pemberton um 21:54:
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>>I really need some advice, my mysql tables have been deleted during the 
>>break in, and somehow, my backup system seemed to have had a flaw in it 
>>which only made me think my tables were being dumped.
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>>I need to know how I can go about recovering my mysql tables.
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>I summarize: the intruder erased your MySQL tables and your backup holds
>nothing but flat, empty "backup" files? How do you think we could give
>you back your data? Sorry, I fear you have lost them completely. An
>initial MySQL mysql table will be created if you start with a new MySQL
>server installed on Fedora while starting the server the first time.
>Maybe you speak about that table.
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>Alexander
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Ok. No worries. I jumped the gun on that one I looked in teh wrogn 
directory fro the mysql tables. I've since found them.

Apperently I used '>' in my backup script instead of '>>'