On Tue April 25 2006 14:46, John Jolet wrote: > > I find that "rm -rf .*" works wonders for security. > > Now guys, someone new is going to try one of these! :) And we all know > we've done that at one time or another. Mine was "rm -fr /* filename" > on a running sun box. :) during month-end processing.
Once would have been understandable, but I did mine twice (only once as root though). It's fun to stare at the screen wondering why it's taken 5 minutes to delete two hidden directories, followed by a scream of, "OH SH*T!" which is immediately followed by frantically pounding ctrl-c. -- ******************************************* Dr. Erik Zeek Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602-2451 Tel: 706-542-7293 Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Html: http://www.physast.uga.edu/~zeekec ******************************************* Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain. - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1801) *******************************************
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