Why do I not see my /bin, /var, (etc.) directories in my root partition?

Question

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:

Solution

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

cd /
ls -al

Comments

[Nathan Osman]

@ripjerry - it happens to the best of us :)

[netrox]

I cannot believe this! Thanks. I was wondering why I saw no directories when I telnet as a root on VPS too.