The goal wasn't to delete the entire disk. The goal was to delete /bin/laden/ and supposedly any sub-directories or minions. ;-)
Priscilla At 02:07 PM 10/3/01, dre wrote: >actually, this is incorrect. rm -rf is not really as powerful >for removing systems as you would think. assuming that >rm uses dynamic linked libraries (instead of static), it could >theoretically stop in execution upon reaching libc.so[.X] or >any of it's dependant executables. assuming that one hits >/usr/lib before /export/home, you might be in luck. > >a better way to delete an entire disk would be to use >dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 bs=1024k (assuming Solaris) >which writes tons of zeros to your disks. > >-dre > >""Evans, TJ"" wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Rm -rf ... > > rm "remove" > > > -r recursive > > -f force > > > > all together --> same effect as a "deltree /y ."; namely - everything on >HDD > > is no longer present :). > > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: >http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=21903&t=21903 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
