Accidentally deleted the etc directory

[mathieuauclair]

I have accidentally deleted the etc file. im new to this cpanel thing ... just getting familiar with it! should i just create another folder and name it etc or is there some way to regenerate it? what is it used for?

 

[GOT]

There are a lot of important files in that folder, like the user account and email a\password files.

I would restore the account from a backup.

 

[mathieuauclair]

There are a lot of important files in that folder, like the user account and email a\password files.

I would restore the account from a backup.

I dont have a backup

 

[Infopro]

I dont have a backup

You should contact your Hosting Provider about this. No one on these forums can help with this, your Host might be able to though.

 

[kssuhesh]

Hello,

You mean "/etc" ( system configuration files)?

One of the options is to restore the files from the backup. Unfortunately, you don't have a backup. So it is good to check with the hosting provider or your server management team and migrating the contents to a new server with the same configuration.

Now the configuration files are loaded in ram and running, so any restart in service will bring the service down. Also, the server will fail to boot, since configuration files are missing. So keep the server online without going with the reboot and do the migration of the contents to the new server.

 

[cPanelLauren]

@kssuhesh since his profile indicates "website owner" I'll assume he means /home/$user/etc


@mathieuauclair literally the only way to get these back is to restore from a backup if you don't have one your host may by chance and it may be useful to contact them for further assistance.