RE: OT - Getting fired for database oops

  • From: "Bobak, Mark" <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 13:25:12 -0400

Neat trick, I hadn't thought of that!

From: Jared Still [mailto:jkstill@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:29 PM
To: Bobak, Mark
Cc: Richard.Goulet@xxxxxxxxxxx; stephenbooth.uk@xxxxxxxxx; 
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Subject: Re: OT - Getting fired for database oops


On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Bobak, Mark 
<Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

rm -rf /   ....how many ways can that one bite you?  Honestly, sometimes I 
think rm needs an option like:

rm -rf 
-yes-i-know-i-specified-rf-and-yes-i-know-im-about-to-specify-the-root-directory-and-yes-i-know-im-logged-in-as-root-do-it-anyways
 /
easily mitigated by 'touch -- -i' in key directories, such as '/'

Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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