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Subject: Re: Cleaning data off a remote machine
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> don't inadvertantly leave any bits of sensitive data on it. What is the best
> way to remove all data from the hard drive? I have no problem if this removes
> the OS along the way, but ideally I would like to be able to do what ever I do
> from an SSH session. If there's no alternative I can arange KVMoIP console
> access.
remove all your files, then


cat /dev/zero >file

on every partition