I would like to know that is there any way that a deleted /etc/services
file could be rebuilt, if its backup is not available?

You might use:
/usr/lpp/bos.net/inst_root/etc/services

but keep in mind that all changes done by any other package to your
/etc/services will not be recovered.


Some usefull commands:

$ which_fileset /etc/services
$ lslpp -w /etc/services
$ restore -Tvqf bos.net.5.x.y.z | grep services

hth
Hajo

rs wrote:
> I would like to know that is there any way that a deleted /etc/services
> file could be rebuilt, if its backup is not available?
>

AFAIK, that flat file must be generic in any aix system.
dis you get it from another system?