I deleted all files and folders (including hidden) from /home/username/ now in big trouble
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I am logged into a remote ubuntu server, and I accidentally erased the entire /home/username/
directory for the current user. The only thing left is a hidden directory called .gvfs
. I don't need anything of the Documents/Music/etc.
Now it is not letting me cd into the /var/www/
directory, which has permissions 666 and it is owned by the current user.
I am afraid to disconnect from my ssh session because I don't know if I will be able to get back on. Have I permanently created a problem? Is there a way I can replace the most important files to the /home/username/ directory?
Thanks!
** EDIT **
Thanks everyone for the help. I figured the problem with cd
into the /var/www/
was actually my permissions in the /var/www/
directory. It was set to 666, changed it to 755 and everything was good again. It doesn't look like anything systematic was ruined by deleting the contents of the user folder.
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