Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:00:05 -0500 From: "Jason" <jsmethers@pdq.net> To: "FreeBSD Chat" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: The joys of Windows Message-ID: <007101bff0fb$261919e0$9ccf1f40@pdq.net> References: <20000718165600.13757.qmail@web1304.mail.yahoo.com> <20000718224821.F19428@physics.iisc.ernet.in> <002301bff0df$8be558e0$9ccf1f40@pdq.net> <20000718231630.H19428@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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> Jason said on Jul 18, 2000 at 12:42:29: > > > is unnecessary. I challenge you to find anything comparable in the > > > history of unix. > > > > There was a bug in /usr/sbin/pkg_add where while installing a ports package > > that it received a ^c it would rm -rf the current users home directory. This > > feature worked for some time on both FreeBSD and NetBSD. > > > > Satisfied? > > Well, at least very surprised. Was the "current user" root, or the > person who'd su-ed to root? Uh, doesn't have much to do with it. Who ever ran pkg_add would have rm -rf run on their home directory (I don't recall exactly) instead or in addition to the temporary package directory. - Jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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