Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i (B3921-90079, October 2013)

If fsck ran successfully, you can now restore an accidentally removed /dev/console device
file or reset a damaged /etc/passwd file back to its newconfig state.
8. To restore an accidentally removed /dev/console device file, enter the following command:
# mknod /ROOT/dev/console c 0 0
To reset a damaged /etc/passwd file to its newconfig state, enter the following command:
# cp /etc/passwd /ROOT/etc/passwd
9. If you require additional content, it can be loaded using the loadfile command. For example,
to get the /etc/magic file:
# loadfile /etc/magic
The loadfile command loads content from the SYSCMDS archive by default. If the content
is only available in the INSTCMDS archive, then use the -l option. For example:
# loadfile -l INSTCMDS /sbin/vx_emerg_start
10. When the recovery tasks are complete, exit expert recovery by first entering the menu command
at the shell prompt.
# menu
You are then returned to the HP-UX NETWORK SYSTEM RECOVERY screen.
Select b Enter to reboot the system.
244 Expert Recovery