On 6/13/06, Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Miod Vallat wrote:
>> Normally, this would work (in different OS's):
>>
>> # dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sd0
>>
>> However, this command creates a file /dev/sd0 and fills it with random
>> data. I want to write this data to the disk instead.
>>
>> The same thing happens when I use /dev/rsd0.
>
> You want sd0c or rsd0c (hint: man 4 sd, FILES section).
>
That worked. Thank you.
I'm glad you found your answer. But also, you should be careful: one
pass will probably not be enough to completely wipe the disk.
-Nick
