Unable to connect to ubuntu vm after accidentally moving usr folder

Question

Can't connect to a ubuntu vm by ssh after accidentally moving usr folder with mv. Are there any options to retrieve data from server or reestablish a new connection? Backup is also failing in Backup + disaster recovery.

Would redeploying the vm help and would I lose any data that way? there is a mysql database I would like to be able to retrieve if possible

Answer 1

Hello, @Sean Connolly ! I'm sorry to hear that you are running into recovery issues after moving the usr folder.

How can I recover my VM after data loss?

Azure Backup provides the best list of options as redeploying will move the VM to a new node within the Azure infrastructure without changing the data (other than the temporary drive):

• Create a new VM from a restore point
• Restore disk (allows you to attach a disk to new VM)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-restore-vms#restore-disks

Manually attaching an existing disk as a data disk is another option to look at:

• Create a VM from a specialized disk by using PowerShell Even though this may not create a disk that you can use to create a new VM, you may be able to attach it to restore data from the disk.

Let me know what route looks like the best option and I can provide more information.

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