2008/9/21 Sunnz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This is running off a OpenBSD 4.3 CD, there are no intention to > actually destroy the hard disk in any way, just erasing the data off > the hard disk so that it can be reused, re-sold, whatever. The data > are not some military top secret, but it is interesting to know of > what can be done in a home/small office environment when it comes to > erasing the hard drive.
When wiping drives for resale I tend to use 'badblocks -s -v -w' from a Knoppix cdrom. This is available under OpenBSD, (from ports, e2fsprogs), but not from the install CD. Alternatively, for modern drives, 'man atactl' and look at the secerase command. -- ach
