I'm thinking of switching from ext3 back to ext2 because the wiping utilities (shred, srm) aren't supposed to work on journaled filesystems. But I'm also thinking of mounting ext2 synchronously to reduce the risk of data loss (power cuts, etc).
What will I screw up if I do this? I notice that the BSD people normally use synchronous filesystems and we GNU-Linux people normally use async. Why? Are they wrong or just different, and how? Alternatively, can anyone recommend a file-wiping tool that purges/wipes the ext3 journal as well as overwriting the file? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
