Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 02:18:11 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Jonathon McKitrick" <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, "Joe S" <js.lists@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Hidden spot on hard drives? Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEIHFCAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <20051005185728.GA37054@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of >Jonathon McKitrick >Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 11:57 AM >To: Joe S >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Hidden spot on hard drives? > > >On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 11:55:18AM -0700, Joe S wrote: >: Jonathon McKitrick wrote: >: >the company where I work (with Windows) is evaluating a copy >protection >: >product that stores info somewhere on the HDD where the user >cannot touch >: >it, >: >a format will not erase it, and Norton Ghost will not find it. >: > >: >1. Any idea where this info could be stored? >: >2. Any way the same thing could be done under FreeBSD? >: > >: >Thanks, >: > >: >jm >: >: # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/zero >: >: Will overwrite the entire drive. > >Thanks. What I was wondering is if there is a way to do the same copy >protection in FreeBSD, where I could store the data in the same >place on the >drive where the user cannot access it. > No. The root userID can do anything and go anywhere. Ted
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