Moving all directories into a folder, shut down my linux server
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SO recently I tried moving all files in a directory into a directory within the file path I was requesting everything to move from. From the directory /srv/www/wptestsite I ran the command
sudo mv ./* /wordpress
to move everything in the current directory (including Wordpress) into wordpress.
What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a directory wordpress. What ended up happening was that I got disconnected from the server and now I cannot ssh or ftp into the IP address. Any ideas on how to fix this?
I thought of safe boot command line ssh, reinstall OS, or safe boot
Something to get me in and fix the problem or just reset with a fresh Linux server with CentOS 7 installed.
FTP or pinging the server IP address doesn't work.
Please help, big problem here!
centos ssh wordpress
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SO recently I tried moving all files in a directory into a directory within the file path I was requesting everything to move from. From the directory /srv/www/wptestsite I ran the command
sudo mv ./* /wordpress
to move everything in the current directory (including Wordpress) into wordpress.
What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a directory wordpress. What ended up happening was that I got disconnected from the server and now I cannot ssh or ftp into the IP address. Any ideas on how to fix this?
I thought of safe boot command line ssh, reinstall OS, or safe boot
Something to get me in and fix the problem or just reset with a fresh Linux server with CentOS 7 installed.
FTP or pinging the server IP address doesn't work.
Please help, big problem here!
centos ssh wordpress
edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
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asked Sep 22 at 15:52
GoyaKing
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What directory were you in when you ran themvcommand?
– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:33
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"What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a filewordpress". Rest assured that ifwordpresswas a file the command would have failed. If it was a directory though then yes, files and folders would have been moved.
– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:34
@roaima I was in /srv/www/wptestsite, and you are right wordpress IS a directory
– GoyaKing
Sep 22 at 16:40
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SO recently I tried moving all files in a directory into a directory within the file path I was requesting everything to move from. From the directory /srv/www/wptestsite I ran the command
sudo mv ./* /wordpress
to move everything in the current directory (including Wordpress) into wordpress.
What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a directory wordpress. What ended up happening was that I got disconnected from the server and now I cannot ssh or ftp into the IP address. Any ideas on how to fix this?
I thought of safe boot command line ssh, reinstall OS, or safe boot
Something to get me in and fix the problem or just reset with a fresh Linux server with CentOS 7 installed.
FTP or pinging the server IP address doesn't work.
Please help, big problem here!
centos ssh wordpress
edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
40.8k547111
asked Sep 22 at 15:52
GoyaKing
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SO recently I tried moving all files in a directory into a directory within the file path I was requesting everything to move from. From the directory /srv/www/wptestsite I ran the command
sudo mv ./* /wordpress
to move everything in the current directory (including Wordpress) into wordpress.
What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a directory wordpress. What ended up happening was that I got disconnected from the server and now I cannot ssh or ftp into the IP address. Any ideas on how to fix this?
I thought of safe boot command line ssh, reinstall OS, or safe boot
Something to get me in and fix the problem or just reset with a fresh Linux server with CentOS 7 installed.
FTP or pinging the server IP address doesn't work.
Please help, big problem here!
centos ssh wordpress
centos ssh wordpress
edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
40.8k547111
asked Sep 22 at 15:52
GoyaKing
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edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
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asked Sep 22 at 15:52
GoyaKing
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edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
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edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
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edited Sep 22 at 19:32
roaima
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GoyaKing
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asked Sep 22 at 15:52
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asked Sep 22 at 15:52
GoyaKing
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What directory were you in when you ran themvcommand?
– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:33
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"What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a filewordpress". Rest assured that ifwordpresswas a file the command would have failed. If it was a directory though then yes, files and folders would have been moved.
– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:34
@roaima I was in /srv/www/wptestsite, and you are right wordpress IS a directory
– GoyaKing
Sep 22 at 16:40
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What directory were you in when you ran themvcommand?
– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:33
1
"What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a filewordpress". Rest assured that ifwordpresswas a file the command would have failed. If it was a directory though then yes, files and folders would have been moved.
– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:34
@roaima I was in /srv/www/wptestsite, and you are right wordpress IS a directory
– GoyaKing
Sep 22 at 16:40
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What directory were you in when you ran the
mv command?– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:33
What directory were you in when you ran the
mv command?– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:33
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1
"What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a file
wordpress". Rest assured that if wordpress was a file the command would have failed. If it was a directory though then yes, files and folders would have been moved.– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:34
"What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a file
wordpress". Rest assured that if wordpress was a file the command would have failed. If it was a directory though then yes, files and folders would have been moved.– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:34
@roaima I was in /srv/www/wptestsite, and you are right wordpress IS a directory
– GoyaKing
Sep 22 at 16:40
@roaima I was in /srv/www/wptestsite, and you are right wordpress IS a directory
– GoyaKing
Sep 22 at 16:40
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If you ran sudo mv ./* /wordpress from the /srv/www/wptestsite directory then you might have filled up the root directory's filesystem (/).
I don't think this should have caused the system to fail to boot, but it might have caused some of the more critical services to fail to start.
Depending on what "safe boot" really means you should be able to use that to get to the filesystems and move the files from /wordpress back to /src/www/wptestsite. I would not recommend a reinstallation of the OS.
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
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Of course, if OP actually typedsudo mv /* /wordpress(or evensudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.
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Sep 25 at 2:31
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If you ran sudo mv ./* /wordpress from the /srv/www/wptestsite directory then you might have filled up the root directory's filesystem (/).
I don't think this should have caused the system to fail to boot, but it might have caused some of the more critical services to fail to start.
Depending on what "safe boot" really means you should be able to use that to get to the filesystems and move the files from /wordpress back to /src/www/wptestsite. I would not recommend a reinstallation of the OS.
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
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Of course, if OP actually typedsudo mv /* /wordpress(or evensudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.
– G-Man
Sep 25 at 2:31
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If you ran sudo mv ./* /wordpress from the /srv/www/wptestsite directory then you might have filled up the root directory's filesystem (/).
I don't think this should have caused the system to fail to boot, but it might have caused some of the more critical services to fail to start.
Depending on what "safe boot" really means you should be able to use that to get to the filesystems and move the files from /wordpress back to /src/www/wptestsite. I would not recommend a reinstallation of the OS.
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
40.8k547111
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Of course, if OP actually typedsudo mv /* /wordpress(or evensudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.
– G-Man
Sep 25 at 2:31
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
If you ran sudo mv ./* /wordpress from the /srv/www/wptestsite directory then you might have filled up the root directory's filesystem (/).
I don't think this should have caused the system to fail to boot, but it might have caused some of the more critical services to fail to start.
Depending on what "safe boot" really means you should be able to use that to get to the filesystems and move the files from /wordpress back to /src/www/wptestsite. I would not recommend a reinstallation of the OS.
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
40.8k547111
If you ran sudo mv ./* /wordpress from the /srv/www/wptestsite directory then you might have filled up the root directory's filesystem (/).
I don't think this should have caused the system to fail to boot, but it might have caused some of the more critical services to fail to start.
Depending on what "safe boot" really means you should be able to use that to get to the filesystems and move the files from /wordpress back to /src/www/wptestsite. I would not recommend a reinstallation of the OS.
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
40.8k547111
edited Sep 22 at 19:53
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
40.8k547111
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
40.8k547111
answered Sep 22 at 19:36
roaima
40.8k547111
40.8k547111
1
Of course, if OP actually typedsudo mv /* /wordpress(or evensudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.
– G-Man
Sep 25 at 2:31
add a comment |Â
1
Of course, if OP actually typedsudo mv /* /wordpress(or evensudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.
– G-Man
Sep 25 at 2:31
1
1
Of course, if OP actually typed
sudo mv /* /wordpress (or even sudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.– G-Man
Sep 25 at 2:31
Of course, if OP actually typed
sudo mv /* /wordpress (or even sudo mv . /* /wordpress), that would explain a broken system.– G-Man
Sep 25 at 2:31
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What directory were you in when you ran the
mvcommand?– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:33
1
"What I think happened is that it moved everything from root into a file
wordpress". Rest assured that ifwordpresswas a file the command would have failed. If it was a directory though then yes, files and folders would have been moved.– roaima
Sep 22 at 16:34
@roaima I was in /srv/www/wptestsite, and you are right wordpress IS a directory
– GoyaKing
Sep 22 at 16:40