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

1. You install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Linux on a machine where Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux is installed. 
2. 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:

1. Preventive This solution allows you to avoid such an issue problem before it happens.
2. Resultive This solution allows you to solve such an issue after it happened.

Preventive solution:

1. 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*
2. If symlink /etc/init.d is absent, create it again:
   • # cd /etc/
   • # ln -s rc.d/init.d init.d
3. 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.