From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 10 08:37:25 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CCF1630 for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:37:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sc3app27.rit.edu (sc3app27.rit.edu [129.21.35.56]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E0BB5112F for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:37:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qa0-f49.google.com (mail-qa0-f49.google.com [209.85.216.49]) by smtp-server.rit.edu (PMDF V6.3-x14 #31420) with ESMTPS id <0MXL007YE1A95N@smtp-server.rit.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:37:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-qa0-f49.google.com with SMTP id ii20so3460561qab.15 for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:37:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.224.191.195 with HTTP; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:37:21 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.49.12.102 with SMTP id x6mr41529707qeb.5.1386664641867; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:37:21 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.49.12.102 with SMTP id x6mr41529693qeb.5.1386664641731; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:37:21 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:37:21 -0800 From: "ETHAN HOUSE (RIT Student)" Subject: Re: Base System Rebuild In-reply-to: Sender: ewh2048@rit.edu To: Olivier Nicole Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-RIT-Received-From: 209.85.216.49 X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=CSb0Ra9469N92yHNCt+P6KBdgU9CJwPLupIXXRsMHvM=; b=EEZ/Tb/+Qwt6PUKOzQGLxVXXsqPQYZP2fx5lhkaqBZa4AeRSg92UyNUNt7brXfLE1L WK8O5xVQRcf5i4x1elSa3FtXYkfvYb3ThwVFQvW5Qvj2wsVM+jxuE2YhH7JIg7zXH0xv BiFQgDC/zVpyLp5wnIKXEKxikB+rrmYcjhjsu1IEwUMO1XSycLRdFklWpo1EH428EEWM eqY7C4sbAwHEE8dXdfmP1y2qmi7B3LBCdRUZRtyv9hNPu9NAmBgs9/PPuzzzK+Oi/L8v MZvKoiLnjbqF2I+iNwES7p+mXdwkZGT8RTcKx23hzQnOcDzw3SZIOX3TCuDHicDBlRxg 6xUw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQk730hH8WZWvRiXS9Y6hVZIbioqm7l7CGM6bR8MhPg9PfBFfVxZIsJ6p3cMrjBYV2aANrTjsgSw21I+uEapCvS5Bf/LaLmlxZ53oxh7VyjmhpwgSa3ZKVxuet8JNNFTs05fAzEMCrfIjPhhXfbRPvoVmQJvbIgYRCnubrPTh3OhDIDdo20= X-Google-Sender-Auth: pgPIgahqC0l7PT5uNTPoUCT5538 References: <20131210161620.667c1591@X220.alogt.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.17 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:37:25 -0000 Good idea. I'll start doing that right now. Thanks, Ethan House On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Olivier Nicole < olivier.nicole@cs.ait.ac.th> wrote: > Hi, > > >> I inherited a FreeBSD 9.2 machine in pretty bad shape. The base system > >> seems to be all out of whack with missing libraries all over the > >> place. A reinstall of the OS is not an option as I am many states > >> away from the box in question. Having no idea what caused this what > >> is the best way to fix this? > > > > how can you connect to the machine? > > > > If you have any chance to copy files to it as root, I would build a > > 9.2-system on a machine at hand and then copy the files to the affected > > machine until a normal log-in is possible. > > I would first use the open connection to make a copy of your remote > system onto a local temporary machine. Then you have something that > you can play with, break, restart, etc. until you have found the > correct solution to repair it. Only then apply that solution to your > remote machine. > > You may have only one shot at repairing it, better you have validated > your options first. > > Best regards, > > Olivier > > > > It should then be possible to download the 9.2 sources and compile a > > new system locally. > > > > Erich > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >