From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 3 07:35:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF67816A4CE for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:35:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bloodwood.hunterlink.net.au (smtp-local.hunterlink.net.au [203.12.144.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2497543D39 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2004 07:35:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boris@brooknet.com.au) Received: from [61.8.33.151] (ppp2197.dyn.pacific.net.au [61.8.33.151]) i937X7Sp008333 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2004 17:33:08 +1000 From: Sam Lawrance To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20041003063141.GA4817@VARK.MIT.EDU> References: <20041002210554.GS35869@seekingfire.com> <20041002.192951.35870461.imp@bsdimp.com> <20041003015321.GA3190@gothmog.gr> <20041002.200645.21077766.imp@bsdimp.com> <20041003063141.GA4817@VARK.MIT.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1096789071.718.75.camel@dirk.no.domain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 17:37:52 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Protection from the dreaded "rm -fr /" X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 07:35:33 -0000 The problem can be solved by installing only slow disks and mounting filesystems in sync mode. As it takes so long to delete files in this environment, you have plenty of time to hit ctrl-c when you realise what you've done. ;)