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Yesterday I have make a nooby-break using sudo / ., meaning "hey move all my boot files and all in my user session tree folder", I have forgot the dot behind my slash as following ./ .

I'm trying to reboot and I have since followed several progression points, here an abstract of my previous step:

  • firstly I have tried to boot with a USB-live with Ubuntu on it. But i couldn't login neither access a tty since there was a problem with grub or something like that so I have open grub and fallen on grub-rescue.
  • Then I have remembered that I have moved all my boot-files inside the tree so I have started to seek for how to move-back theses files.
  • I have meanwhile find a topic in which someone have done something similar to me, he explains in how to connect and prefix the root in grub rescue, here the topic: grub rescue / move folder.
  • I have hence managed on Grub rescue to set my root and prefix on the folder in which I have moved all my boot-files.

  • Then I have emerged from grub rescue to grub, and after some googling, I have passed the following commands in grub: 

    grub> linux /home/path_to_boot/boot/vmlinuz-3.xx.x-67-generic
grub> initrd /home/path_to_boot/boot/initrd.img-3.xx.x-67-generic
grub> boot

Now my computer have started the boot and manage some steps, then returns me three errors:

  • firstly

    on initramfs: mounting can't find /root in /etc/fstab/mounting.

  • secondly

    /root/run failed: no such file or directory

  • finally

    target file system doesn't have requested /sbin/init or /bin/init maybe -I have noted sbin but usually is rather bin?

Here a snapashot of my current situation, you will see at the top of my image the list of folder in my "/" mount directory - ls command.

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So that it, I don't know what should I do in particular, I'm very happy having manage grub rescue, now I would have advice about how handle my situation furthermore.

Any hint would be great, Thanks!

Carl Witthoft
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    At this point, wouldn't it be faster and more secure to reinstall Ubuntu? – Jos Feb 27 '19 at 13:34
  • At the least, post the complete commands you ran, not just the "bad part" – Carl Witthoft Feb 27 '19 at 13:49
  • @Jos yes but using my usb: to ibstall, its put me on black screen with underscore flashing; to try ubuntu, it put me on a login but my credentials aren t recognized -I have moved them! So even using my usb doesnt work – HoCo_ Feb 27 '19 at 13:54
  • Please try again an show us 'ls -l' in the first grub booting step. You missed some important parts and cannot work like this. – Alpy Feb 27 '19 at 13:57
  • Okay I retry and go back, what do you mean by first grub bootting step? On my first grub rescue it returns.me a list of (hX, msdosY) – HoCo_ Feb 27 '19 at 14:04
  • Reinstall the OS, next time pay more attention... never drink and sudo. If you broke the USB too flash it again, make sure your UEFI boots from the USB. – Cristian Vrinceanu Feb 27 '19 at 15:22
  • Yes I m booting from USB now, aah, in all case I have learn that sudo really mean being behind the security's shield of the system – HoCo_ Feb 27 '19 at 15:28

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