Re: [LUG] quick question: wiping a disk

[Alex Charrett <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Theo Zourzouvillys wrote:

> alternativly, use /dev/zero, or /dev/urandom (which doesn't block) and run DD 
> a fair few times on it.  I think i heard somewhere that given any disk, it's 
> still possible to read what was on it X number of writes before, though myabe 
> i just imagiend that, or it was in some really bad computer film ;)

I did think after I posted the message that /dev/urandom would be better 
but just though I'd wait for it to get pedanted.  Congrats :)

Alex.
-- 
What goes "Pieces of seven! Pieces of seven!"?
A parroty error.


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