topic Re: Worst thing! in Operating System - HP-UX

Worst thing!

Rajkumar Basuveswaran — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:35:13 GMT

Wanted to test a tape drive read/write test. Logged in to the NIS master server, I entered this command,

tar cvf /etc/passwd /dev/rmt/0m.

Just before that, I was working in a DOS command window,
copy

And I got so many problem tickets that day.
Phone calls too!!!

Raj

Re: Worst thing!

Bill Douglass — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:41:39 GMT

Bummer, man. Sorry 'bout that.

On the bright side, at least you archived your tape drive :-)

Re: Worst thing!

Helen French — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:45:07 GMT

Bad luck! If you have a backup copy, you can restore /etc/passwd from the last set. Always, give device file names after "f" option with tar. Also, for testing never use any system specific files. Create your own folder in /home or /tmp and create your own files. This way you will never screw the system. Also, for any reason if you intent to change a system file or to play with it, make a copy first.

Just some thoughts ..

Re: Worst thing!

Caesar_3 — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:46:25 GMT

Hello!

Bad luck, if you have backup so no problem
if not do you have NIS slave server than
take the data from him
Otherwise you will need to do all from begin

Caesar

Re: Worst thing!

Michael Steele_2 — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:31:40 GMT

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x427f85079106d71190050090279cd0f9,00.html

Re: Worst thing!

Ricardo Bassoi — Mon, 16 Jun 2003 21:36:39 GMT

Hi,

Next time try:

tar -tvf (instead cvf)

and test the read/write with a dumb file:

ls -l > test_file

Now, in your case, only a backup can help you, or if the /etc/passwd wan??t so big you can created the users again from the scratch and after send a email to all in order to change the password.

Regards,

Ricardo Bassoi