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Re: deleted /tmp directory...can't login at all now!!!



hi ya

nothing special in /tmp

mkdir /tmp
chmod 1777 /tmp

restart X11  ( xfs in particular ) -- reboot might be simpler for ya

--- hint ... do do anything as root... when doing regular work 

c ya
alvin

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, root wrote:

> 
> Can someone help me recover here?
> 
> I "meant" to do this:  rm -r /tmp/*
> but instead I deleted the whole /tmp directory
> and now when I enter my user name and password
> I get thrown back to the graphical login screen.
> 
> I am using Debian Woody and would appreciate
> any help because I am clueless on how to recover.  Thanks.
> 



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