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Asked: 2014-10-02 03:14:07 +0800 CST

I've uninstalled/deleted bash and it's killed the server

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I changed the default shell to zsh. And then proceeded to uninstall bash (this was via yast on SLES).

To my horror I start to see everything deleted/uninstalled, apache, mysql .

I can't putty into the box any more.

Anyway to revive this one?

It's a VM on a server with a iDrac connection, but the web interface showing the console is blank.

So I've shut the VM (VMWare) down and copied to my desktop.

Running the VM I get the grub boot with Floppy only screen.

Is there a way in to mount and copy files?

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1 Answers

  1. Open the VM with VMware Player or similar and boot with SystemRescueCD iso in the "CD drive".

    Within the recovery OS you can mount the drive and copy off data, via scp (may need to change VM network settings to bridged and use DHCP).

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