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Accidentaly moved /lib to /run/lib
I made a mess 
I was logged as root via SFTP and with a move of the mouse I moved /lib inside /run so the new path is now /run/lib
This is the output of the operation
Response: New directory is: "/"
Command: ls
Status: Listing directory /
Status: Directory listing successful
Status: Renaming '/lib' to '/run/lib'
Command: mv "lib" "/run/lib"
Status: /lib -> /run/lib
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Is this what really happened? Just to confirm.
So do you think that I could ask the host (unmanaged VPS!!) to move the file back to its original location? Do you think they'll do and do you think they can even do it?
I can't basically log into anything anymore after I logged out last, when I still was logged via SSH I noticed that all the commands like "cp" "mv" etc weren't working anymore. Serial Console doesn't work either!
Is this solvable with a simple move back and reboot?
Thank you
Permission to mock me granted.
Comments
The host should be able to move it back easily.
oh dearie me
they can just move the file back to the correct directory, with the container in a shutdown state.
They certainly can do it. It's an unmanaged VPS so they might not want to do it, but what's the worst that can happen if you ask them?
Be more careful next time!
Isn't /run a tmpfs? If it is, make sure your provider doesn't shut the container down, or the whole thing will be deleted.
who needs libs anyway
How do I know if it's a tmpfs?
@BogdacutuuBogdacutuu what do you mean? commands don't work anymore!
Are you on OpenVZ or something else?
okay, maybe you do need SOME libs, but definitely not all of them :P
It's OpenVZ Ubuntu 12.04
Just speak to your host. They can navigate through your file system quickly and easily without shutting anything down etc.
A side question, does this suggest that OVZ is more flexible in similar situations? As I suppose it's a longer process if the host help was needed for something similar, but in an XEN/KVM container?
In Xen/KVM it would be a case of shutting down and mounting the disk on the host node.
The whole container right? So it might take the host up to some hours for just doing the transfer, if I have like >50 gb, is that correct?! Or he can mount it from where it's?
No reason it has to be moved.
Ok. I've thought it will need to in other platforms than OVZ
So, OVZ has no advantage in that matter too 
if you still have access to the console you can use
LD_PRELOAD=/root/lib xxxx
to execute a command (i.e. the mv)
LD_PRELOAD=/root/lib xxxx
to execute a command (i.e. the mv)
unfortunately when I enter it I get
please wait...
successfully logged in.
entered into CT 12257
Enter failed: unable to exec sh: No such file or directory
exited from CT 12257
I'll contact the host now.
Host moved the folder back to its original location and everything is back to normal
No need to reboot.