<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Todd Cary <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:todd@aristesoftware.com">todd@aristesoftware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I did what probably rates as the dumbest thing possible with my Linux server (Centos 4): deleted the boot files. However, I caught the error *before* doing a reboot and found many (I hope all) of the files, but due to my limited Linux admin experience, I have concern about rebooting without having someone with more expertise than I have to be present at that moment.<br>
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I downloaded the latest version of Centos 4.8 and have it on disks, so the repair program is present. This server is quite simple: just use it to share images, test php applications and to ftp work to others. For this reason, it only gets touched by me to back up data (unfortunately, not the system) and to do yum updates. As a result, I do not have occasion to use Linux often enough to keep my skill set up.<br>
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For being here to help with the reboot, I am willing to pay someone...<br>
<br></blockquote></div><br>Well, I'm not going to go out from Michigan to be there ^_^ but here's my basic recommendation. Boot from a CD and back up -everything- possible before rebooting. That way if anything hits the fan you can put everything back once you reload the O/S.<br>
<br>-- <br>Jack Smith<br><br>English doesn't borrow from other languages -- English follows other languages down dark alleys and takes what it wants.<br>