some recent testing on a 'sandbox' machine has raised an interesting 
question... One of our techs, in fiddling with this machine, seems to have 
deleted some key files; at least part of the /etc directory as well as - at 
least - some of the devices directory...

Probably easy enough to fix, if it were a critical machine, with a 
'fine-tooth-comb' approach.

But, as an academic question: What facility does openSolaris have for repair in 
such a situation?
Is there, effectively, a 'repair existing installation' function as an option 
to installation?

Is there a way to mass query the package database and contents, and somehow 
determine what's missing?

What strategies would the experts recommend in such a case to maximize uptime?

I know, a far-reaching question, but thought it might be worth posting here.  
Have never run into this, but it may be a reasonable question for a real 
environment at some point.  

(I know, don't give the new guy full root access; I know, I know!)    Lou
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