Help Please Can I reinsall FC 2 without losing my data

[M.K]

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> 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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