[K12OSN] Finding lost directory

[john]

You might also read this article for some background and tips.

http://linux.sys-con.com/read/117909.htm

HTH,

John

On 3/31/06, Martin Woolley <sysadmin at handsworth.bham.sch.uk> wrote:
> On Friday 31 Mar 2006 03:57, Krsnendu Dasa wrote:
> > HELP!
> > A very important directory has disappeared from our server, (with our
> > student database). Is there anyway of looking for files that have been
> > accidentally moved/deleted etc?
>
> Do you have a backup?  If so recover from it.  If not, I fear it is too late.
> It IS possible to recover deleted files following the instructions at
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.misc/browse_thread/thread/89854392c7ddba14/f5c731a28f009db8
> and I have done in on a couple of occasions.  However, the sucess of recovery
> is directly related to how much has changed on the filesystem.  You need to
> unmount is as soon as the file has been deleted, unless you have a very quiet
> box and servers are rarely inactive.
>
> --
> Regards
> Martin Woolley
> ICT Support
> Handsworth Grammar School
> Isis Astarte Diana Hecate Demeter Kali Inanna
>
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