On 10/21/05, Allan Spagnol Comar wrote: > > then after some fight and gentoo doc I got mysql back. after that was > apache time, all configuration has changed and I got to go as crasy to > find where it was... > Which is why you should ALWAYS have a backup of /etc. Just incase. I have a con job that tars up /etc and puts it in root's home every few days and it has saved my butt quite a few times. And as somebody else said let this be a good (albeit tough) lesson that you should never run updates on a production server that you haven't tested on at least a development box. -Mike -- ________________________________ Michael E. Crute Software Developer SoftGroup Development Corporation Linux, because reboots are for installing hardware. "In a world without walls and fences, who needs windows and gates?"