Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:32:06 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rm -rf -Mitigating the dangers Message-ID: <CAAdA2WMwGfYQh8Hej=UiPPYQoUUugBASt6GhYB25MQw4eJGCtQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160417193610.b5437205.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAAdA2WNqWACnjiUSHhYWL1nEj=YGPPURqJHsAcjaXYacziXsfg@mail.gmail.com> <20160417193610.b5437205.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 17 April 2016 at 20:36, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sun, 17 Apr 2016 20:10:11 +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > With great power comes great responsibility and as such I think there > > should be a wrapper around rm to warn sysadmins that what they are about > to > > do with -rf is dangerous, yes? > > If you see that the command line contains -f, "force", then you > should already know what you're doing, as you're _intendedly_ > avoiding any safety belts. A person _responsible_ for a system > who starts entering the "rm" command line should know what he's > doing, especially when operating in an environment where the > command line is being used (instead of a TUI or GUI file manager > that makes it less easier to do something stupid). > > But no matter what you do, there simply is no universal protection > against fat fingers, lazy eyes, and tired brain cells. I know what > I'm talking about. ;-) > > > > > Read input from sysadmin 3 times, looking strictly for their confirmation > > before effecting the `rm -rf`. > > Lazy sysadmins annoyed by this security measure will write a > wrapper around it, call it "rm", and make sure the command line > arguments are provided three times identically. Problem solved. :-) > > A nice idea is to use "echo" instead of "rm" first, and check the > output, if that is _really_ what you want to delete, and then, > and _only then_, replace "echo" with "rm". > > > > > Could it be that what I am smoking/drinking is the issue here or I have > > your support? LOL > > Is this because of the recent "rm -rf hoax"? > > > http://serverfault.com/questions/587102/monday-morning-mistake-sudo-rm-rf-no-preserve-root > > > http://meta.serverfault.com/questions/8696/what-to-do-with-the-rm-rf-hoax-question > > Because people love car analogies... we don't have spikes in the > streets infront of traffic lights that empty the tires of a driver > who wants to surpass the red light, and forcing him to exchange > the tires when he _insists_ on crossing the red light doesn't make > the idea any better. :-) > > I love your radical views, ever since:-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."
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