Re: stupid admin tricks

[Wim Vandeputte <bunbun@reptile.rug.ac.be>]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Marc Espie wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 24, 2000 at 06:16:56PM -0500, Jacques Williams wrote:
> > I once did
> > 	# rm -rf /usr
> 
> - use sudo, don't do things as root.
> - *any* time you start a command with `sudo rm', think about what you're
> doing *three* times,  There is a small lamp in my head which lights up
> every time I'm doing something `dangerous'.

Yes, but you actually have to have experienced it ONCE to know how it
feels and *WHY* you should be carefull ;-)

Right Marc? ;-)

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