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Re: [LUG] Advice - Root Log-in

 

On 3/31/06, William Fidell <william@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yup, you only need todo rm -rf * in your home directory once.

When I read that I immediately remembered the old Unix Wars spoof from
I don't know how many years ago.

"During the battle, User spies manage to snarf source of the Empire's
ultimate weapon; the dreaded "rm-star", a privileged root program with
the power to destroy an entire file system at a keystroke. "

http://home.no.net/hubu/moofiles/unixwar.html

--
Martinus Scriblerus scripsit

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