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I recently bought a VPS and when I log in as a root user, I dont see the /boot, /bin, /var, etc. directories. Why is this?

This is what I see when I use my ls -la command in the terminal. I am the root user and in the root directory:

Output from "ls -la"

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    Are you in the /root directory (the home directory of user root) or the filesystem root directory /? BTW there's no need to post screenshots for stuff like this: just copy/paste the terminal output as text. Jan 17, 2015 at 1:45
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    Please add the output of pwd to your question. Jan 17, 2015 at 1:45

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It appears that you are in the directory /root and not /. Please type:

cd /
ls -al
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    @ripjerry - it happens to the best of us :) Jan 17, 2015 at 6:49
  • I cannot believe this! Thanks. I was wondering why I saw no directories when I telnet as a root on VPS too.
    – netrox
    Apr 29, 2020 at 4:25

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