SUMMARY: Advfs undelete deleted file

From: Joachim Jaeckel (tru64-unix-managers_at_jj-it.de)
Date: 07/17/04

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To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    I asked for a way to undelete files on an AdvFS fileset.
    These files have been acidently removed with rm,
    but they are still attached to running processes,
    so they so they exist until we stop these processes.

    I got two answers with mainly the same content,
    thank you to Bob and Tom.

    For our problem, there is no simple way to get back the files.

    For the next time, we can use AdvFS trashcan (wastebasket) directory
    but for this the AdvFS Utlities License is required.

    Here the clear answer from Dr. Tom:
    > If you had created an AdvFS "wastebasket" directory for the directory
    > in which the files used to be located, you could "undelete" them. If
    > not, and you don't know how to traverse the AdvFS internal structures,
    > you are probably out of luck. The space for the files is still marked
    > in use in the relevant AdvFS domain, but finding it and recovering the
    > data (or putting a file node back into an accessible state inside the
    > fileset) is a totally nontrivial exercise.
    >
    > So, assume you will not be able to recover the "deleted files", since
    > there's no supported utility that will do it for you.

    Thanks, 

    --
Joachim Jaeckel
System Consultant
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