https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075551#M49111 We have lost /opt courtesy of a third party installer. To compound the problem we don't have a backup of it. We do have the option of copying /opt from another server, but I don't want to further compromise the knackered server.<BR /><BR />Any advice gratefully recieved (apart from doing backups..we know that already!)<BR /><BR />Thanks Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:34:37 GMT Steve Shellard 2007-10-22T11:34:37Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075551#M49111 We have lost /opt courtesy of a third party installer. To compound the problem we don't have a backup of it. We do have the option of copying /opt from another server, but I don't want to further compromise the knackered server.<BR /><BR />Any advice gratefully recieved (apart from doing backups..we know that already!)<BR /><BR />Thanks Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:34:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075551#M49111 Steve Shellard 2007-10-22T11:34:37Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075552#M49112 Hello Steve, advice about what? recover, prevent, discover?<BR /><BR />The ext3 linux file system does not allows you to "undelete" data. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:46:10 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075552#M49112 Ivan Ferreira 2007-10-22T12:46:10Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075553#M49113 Sorry, posted in wrong forum, should be in HP-UX Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:43:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/opt-deleted-by-third-party-installer/m-p/5075553#M49113 Steve Shellard 2007-10-22T13:43:37Z