Recreate /etc/init.d after uninstalling the old product
This article applies to:
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Server for Linux
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server - Agent for Linux
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition - Agent for Linux
Symptoms
- You install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Linux on a machine where Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux is installed.
- After a reboot, the system does not start.
Cause
Issue in the product.
When installation starts, Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Linux initiates uninstall of Acronis True Image Echo Agent for Linux. During uninstall, Acronis True Image Echo Agent for Linux removes the link /etc/init.d. This makes the system unbootable.
Solution
The are two solutions for the described issue:
- Preventive This solution allows you to avoid such an issue problem before it happens.
- Resultive This solution allows you to solve such an issue after it happened.
Preventive solution:
- Uninstall Acronis True Image Echo Agent for Linux / Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux:
- # cd /usr/lib/Acronis/TrueImageServer/uninstall/
- # ./uninstall
- # rm -rf /usr/src/snapapi*
- If symlink /etc/init.d is absent, create it again:
- # cd /etc/
- # ln -s rc.d/init.d init.d
- Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
Resultive solution:
If you did not use the preventive solution, you need to recreate the missing symlink using a Linux Live CD. If the system does not boot, boot from a Linux CD, mount the root partition and recreate the symlink:
- # cd /etc/
- # ln -s rc.d/init.d init.d
More information
See also Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.