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Subject: Re: How to restore a text file from UFS??
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On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:07 PM, EforeZZ <eforezz@gmail.com> wrote:

> I edited my 50Kb /etc/rc.conf, loaded a driver and.... got a kernel panic!!
> After reboot my /etc/rc.conf is 0 bytes (after automatic background fsck).
> Which tool should I try now to restore any version of my rc.conf?..
> I think data should still be somewhere on the disk....
>

You should restore from backup, not an option if you use the "Do Nothing"
strategy.


http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/backup-basics.html


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Adam Vande More