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Deleted /home
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I deleted "/home" dirctory now I cant log in, hence cant use the computer. What should I do?
I have Ubuntu
I have Ubuntu
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Login as the root whose home directory should be /root.
Recreate yourself through "Users and Groups" control gizmo in KDE or Gnome.
Sorry but you lost all of your /home/* data including your personal profile and items.
Unix (and therefore Linux), historically, has given a lot of power to the root. That is why Ubuntu steers people to use the `sudo` approach off the menu system. It's not perfect but it adds more control/safety over system administration functions.
Hard lesson .. deepest sympathies.
Recreate yourself through "Users and Groups" control gizmo in KDE or Gnome.
Sorry but you lost all of your /home/* data including your personal profile and items.
Unix (and therefore Linux), historically, has given a lot of power to the root. That is why Ubuntu steers people to use the `sudo` approach off the menu system. It's not perfect but it adds more control/safety over system administration functions.
Hard lesson .. deepest sympathies.
There's no place called home.
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