I somehow managed to delete /tmp now I get errors when I try to boot and login

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Fri Aug 2 07:24:36 UTC 2013


Am 02.08.2013 08:59, schrieb Darlene Wallach:
> I somehow deleted /tmp when I was deleting files from /tmp to make room
> One time I saw the login options - when I logged in I only saw a black screen.
> Other than doing an install, is there a way to recover the files in /tmp?
> argh! It pays to be very careful deleting things as root!
> A lesson learned the hard way!

the files are irrelevant

the folder with the correct permissions is important
/tmp needs chmod 1777 (everybody is allowed to write
but only the onwer can open his temp-files)

mkdir /tmp
chmod 1777 /tmp

in doubt reboot after that

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