Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:48:09 -0700 From: Danny Howard <dannyman@toldme.com> To: Glen Smith <gesmith@spcrepair.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggestions for post rm -rf /etc/* Message-ID: <4263F2D9.60608@toldme.com> In-Reply-To: <20050417075241.GA3880@spcrepair.com> References: <20050417075241.GA3880@spcrepair.com>
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Glen Smith wrote: >Anyone have a suggestion for fixing a machine three states away after >you rm -rf * dir/* inside of /etc or am I just screwed. I even had zsh >ask me if that's what I really want to do. ::sob:: > > Glen, I'm glad this worked out for you. I thought I might chime in that this is an excellent example of the idea that if something is broken on Unix "try rebooting" can often be a destructive solution. I too once thought I had typed rm -rf /tmp/* late at night, then realised it was /etc/*!! Copied the scripts over from another machine. This is a useful story to have for the occasional Interview Question, "tell me about a time when you messed up, and how you went about recovering from it." The best answer is one of these situations where, by not panicking, you turn a lethal problem into an interesting triumph. :) Cheers, -danny -- http://dannyman.toldme.com/
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