Re: OT - Getting fired for database oops

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 09:29:20 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380905180929o24b5ecddy1f6dc3e031604ac7_at_mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak_at_proquest.com>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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