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Old 17th June 2012
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Originally Posted by daemonfowl View Post
...I forgot to backup /etc on this disk.
And this is a good example of why we keep recommending backups to you. The most you have ever stated in response is that you might consider it one day in the future.
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...The /etc backup located in /var/tmp/sysmere*****/ didn't help and it is far smaller in size than the original /etc.....
The backup directory should contain backups of the files that were altered. Look for a sysctl.conf file. If it isn't there, you can edit /etc/sysctl.conf and set the aperture to 2, required for X on i386.

Your incorrect sysctl.conf is only one possible error of many.
You should sort through /etc by date of last update (use ls(1), of course) and manually check any updated files, editing as applicable.

Last edited by jggimi; 17th June 2012 at 04:41 PM. Reason: multiple typos
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