How can I restore /etc/profile? [duplicate]
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I'm working on a bash script that appends to /etc/profile but instead of appending, I accidentally wrote over it, losing all of its content. How can I restore the file? I did search here but being new to Ubuntu, I don't know if the posted /etc/profile content I see in other questions is the default content.
.profile etc
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I'm working on a bash script that appends to /etc/profile but instead of appending, I accidentally wrote over it, losing all of its content. How can I restore the file? I did search here but being new to Ubuntu, I don't know if the posted /etc/profile content I see in other questions is the default content.
.profile etc
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grep /etc/profile /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinstshows/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst, which in turn has a function copyingprofilefrom/usr/share/base-filesto/etc/passwd(among other such files).
– muru
Mar 20 at 8:30
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Testing a script on your own OS, as root is not a good idea. You should use a VM (so you can just take a snapshot, and if anything goes wrong you just restore the snapshot), or at the very least backup your files before running it.
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Mar 20 at 18:20
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How can I restore configuration files?
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I'm working on a bash script that appends to /etc/profile but instead of appending, I accidentally wrote over it, losing all of its content. How can I restore the file? I did search here but being new to Ubuntu, I don't know if the posted /etc/profile content I see in other questions is the default content.
.profile etc
edited Mar 20 at 21:01
isanae
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asked Mar 20 at 5:24
Alex
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This question already has an answer here:
How can I restore configuration files?
7 answers
I'm working on a bash script that appends to /etc/profile but instead of appending, I accidentally wrote over it, losing all of its content. How can I restore the file? I did search here but being new to Ubuntu, I don't know if the posted /etc/profile content I see in other questions is the default content.
This question already has an answer here:
How can I restore configuration files?
7 answers
.profile etc
.profile etc
edited Mar 20 at 21:01
isanae
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asked Mar 20 at 5:24
Alex
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edited Mar 20 at 21:01
isanae
1112
asked Mar 20 at 5:24
Alex
8310
edited Mar 20 at 21:01
isanae
1112
edited Mar 20 at 21:01
isanae
1112
edited Mar 20 at 21:01
isanae
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1112
asked Mar 20 at 5:24
Alex
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asked Mar 20 at 5:24
Alex
8310
asked Mar 20 at 5:24
Alex
8310
8310
marked as duplicate by muru, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby, heemayl Mar 20 at 18:17
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marked as duplicate by muru, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby, heemayl Mar 20 at 18:17
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grep /etc/profile /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinstshows/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst, which in turn has a function copyingprofilefrom/usr/share/base-filesto/etc/passwd(among other such files).
– muru
Mar 20 at 8:30
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Testing a script on your own OS, as root is not a good idea. You should use a VM (so you can just take a snapshot, and if anything goes wrong you just restore the snapshot), or at the very least backup your files before running it.
– Bakuriu
Mar 20 at 18:20
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grep /etc/profile /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinstshows/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst, which in turn has a function copyingprofilefrom/usr/share/base-filesto/etc/passwd(among other such files).
– muru
Mar 20 at 8:30
2
Testing a script on your own OS, as root is not a good idea. You should use a VM (so you can just take a snapshot, and if anything goes wrong you just restore the snapshot), or at the very least backup your files before running it.
– Bakuriu
Mar 20 at 18:20
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grep /etc/profile /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinst shows /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst, which in turn has a function copying profile from /usr/share/base-files to /etc/passwd (among other such files).– muru
Mar 20 at 8:30
grep /etc/profile /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinst shows /var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst, which in turn has a function copying profile from /usr/share/base-files to /etc/passwd (among other such files).– muru
Mar 20 at 8:30
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Testing a script on your own OS, as root is not a good idea. You should use a VM (so you can just take a snapshot, and if anything goes wrong you just restore the snapshot), or at the very least backup your files before running it.
– Bakuriu
Mar 20 at 18:20
Testing a script on your own OS, as root is not a good idea. You should use a VM (so you can just take a snapshot, and if anything goes wrong you just restore the snapshot), or at the very least backup your files before running it.
– Bakuriu
Mar 20 at 18:20
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There should be a copy of the default profile in /usr/share/base-files
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There should be a copy of the default profile in /usr/share/base-files
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There should be a copy of the default profile in /usr/share/base-files
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There should be a copy of the default profile in /usr/share/base-files
answered Mar 20 at 5:35
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There should be a copy of the default profile in /usr/share/base-files
answered Mar 20 at 5:35
stumblebee
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answered Mar 20 at 5:35
stumblebee
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answered Mar 20 at 5:35
stumblebee
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answered Mar 20 at 5:35
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grep /etc/profile /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.postinstshows/var/lib/dpkg/info/base-files.postinst, which in turn has a function copyingprofilefrom/usr/share/base-filesto/etc/passwd(among other such files).– muru
Mar 20 at 8:30
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Testing a script on your own OS, as root is not a good idea. You should use a VM (so you can just take a snapshot, and if anything goes wrong you just restore the snapshot), or at the very least backup your files before running it.
– Bakuriu
Mar 20 at 18:20