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regarding [hdparm] wiper.sh is compressed and put under doc directory
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Package: hdparm
Version: 9.32-1
Severity: normal
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The hdparm package includes the script wiper.sh under
/usr/share/doc/hdparm/contrib/wiper.sh.gz.
I feel, as an executable it should be neither compressed
nor put under the doc directory.
Ciao,
Eike
--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
50 unstable ftp.uni-kl.de
50 unstable ftp.de.debian.org
150 testing security.eu.debian.org
150 testing ftp.uni-kl.de
150 testing ftp.de.debian.org
150 stable security.eu.debian.org
150 stable ftp.uni-kl.de
1 experimental ftp.de.debian.org
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Depends (Version) | Installed
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libc6 (>= 2.7) | 2.11.2-7
lsb-base | 3.2-23.1
Package's Recommends field is empty.
Suggests (Version) | Installed
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I beg to disagree. The file is only distributed because some people may be
interested in it. Upstream says:
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This script may be EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO YOUR DATA.
It does work for me here, but it has not yet been exhaustively tested by others.
Please back-up your data to a *different* physical drive before trying it.
And if you are at all worried, then DO NOT USE THIS SCRIPT!!
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I don't think this should be installed as an executable without the admin
deciding to do so. Besides util-linux nowadays has a tool that seems to do
exactly the same and thus the script is not really needed.
Michael
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