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Old 06-27-2012
Retreive deleted file name if you having inode number

Some one please help me to find deleted file name, if I am having inode number in Solaris without using any 3rd party tool.
Thanks Smilie
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Old 06-27-2012
In general, the only way to restore a delete file on *nix environment is, take from backup (There must be some backup process if its a real system).

You might look at the following links.
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Old 06-27-2012
CLX I don't want to restore file. Just want to have file name ..which was deleted..while I am having INODE number.
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Old 06-27-2012
You do not delete files, you delete file names. Whether a valid inode remains or not is not going to help recovering the file name. The file contents would still be there in the first case but the name is likely lost forever if not stored in a backup (or your memory).
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