Help Please Can I reinsall FC 2 without losing my data

[M.K]

My data are in  usr/local directory
when I  am i shell and use
cd usr  and ls results
bin      lib       sbin  share   X11R6
int the list does not show local directory.Because I am in rescue mode does
not show local directory
isn't it?





On 3/18/06, Yu Shilin <lunziyu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Maybe you can mount a USB-disk, then copy the data into it.
> M.K wrote:
>
> > How could I backup the data in Rescue mode with shell   sh-2.05b# ?
> > Thanks,
> > Mkohan
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/18/06, *Yu Shilin* <lunziyu at gmail.com <mailto:lunziyu at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> >     Bakup the data is the first choice, i think.
> >
> >     Paul F. Johnson wrote:
> >
> >     >Hi,
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >>I reboot the computer And used FC2's First CD with Linux rescue
> >     mode I
> >     >>did not get any errors . after continuing many steps
> >     >>the message I got  " Your system is mounted under the
> /mnt/sysimage
> >     >>directory"
> >     >>and the shell prompt came.  sh-2.05b#
> >     >>The result of  "ls" command:
> >     >>bin             etc           linuxra             mnt
> >     >>oldtmp            sbin                 sys                usr
> >     >>dev              lib             lost+fund            modules
> >     >>proc        selinux         temp             var
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     >You can get to your old system by issuing
> >     >
> >     >chroot /mnt/sysimage
> >     >
> >     >and from there, you should be able to fix the problem - assuming
> you
> >     >know what the problem is in the first place!
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >>My question is if I reinstall FC2 without  any modification on dsk
> >     >>partitions,  is  it possible to loose my data
> >     >>"database and programs"  that I have under  usr/local/           ?
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     >Results may vary, but I've never managed it.
> >     >
> >     >TTFN
> >     >
> >     >Paul
> >     >
> >     >
> >
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