A prank; I think not. It would be a crime, if it was intended to mislead anyone into harming their computer system, but that the nature of the rm command. Its very elegant, powerful, and dangerous comand, but its also its one of the most useful command in Linux/Unix world.
Regards, LelandJ Pete Theisen wrote: > Pete Theisen wrote: >> Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >>> What is a "White Board Prank"? LOL >> Hi Leland! >> >> You write a message to the security expert on his "White Board", virtual >> or otherwise, that you can't quite remember the syntax for cleaning up >> files and go on to guess that it is the command rm * or rm *.* >> (actually, to remove all files)? Then you allow that you will try it to >> see what happens? >> >> Might be. > > Oh, and then some helpful old soul (like you, for instance) comes along > and helps him out with the syntax to make SURE he wipes the drive - > Security guy will about wear out his cell phone trying to reach the both > of you. > > Yes, I'd call that a prank. Unless, of course, you really didn't know > you were cleaning out the whole drive. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
