Topic: [Solved] Need help recovering data.

[CKConsulting]

I killed a 6.01 sme box while doing an update.
I am able to boot with knoppix 4.0 and see the data.  I can see the users directory /home/e-smith/files/user/bob but the folders are locked and I can not access the data.  I know each users login and password if that would help me.

So how do I access the folders?

Thanks,
Rick

[kirkf]

By "the folders are locked" do you mean that you have read but not write access?

Are you trying to copy the data somewhere else, or to rescue the existing installation?

Kirk

[CKConsulting]

No access at all, I can see the folder but not what's in side.
Yes I'm trying to recover the data to copy it to the new server.

Rick

[kirkf]

Hmmm.  Haven't had this experience.  I wonder if you have to be root on Knoppix?  sudo su, I think.

[CKConsulting]

su worked in a terminal window, I was trying using the GUI with no success....

All is good in computer world once again.

Thanks for the help!

Rick

For anyone looking

Boot with Knoppix
Open terminal window

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su
mkdir /mnt/mypc
smbmount //mypc/share /mnt/mypc -o username=admin,password=1234
rsync -avg /home/e-smith/files/users /mnt/mypc/recover

sit back and wait till it's done