along these same lines, i wanted to see what would happen if i ran rm
-Rf / as root.  i just posted an article about it and how it compares
to "format c:" in windows:
http://hohle.net/scrap_post.php?post=23&m=full

jon
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:59:47 -0700 (PDT), Jeremy C. Reed
<reed@reedmedia.net> wrote:
> > Now being paranoid,  would the addition of a say /bin2 directory be a
> > good idea?
> 
> That would be fine (but it excludes the also important /sbin).
> 
> Some Unix systems include a /rescue or /stand (for "standalone") directory
> that contains essential general and system commands.
> 
> On some of my systems, all the tools under /bin and /sbin (around 70
> commands) are also installed under /usr/bin and /usr/sbin.
> 
> Some other ideas are to never login as root and use root privileges
> sparingly. Make sure you have good backups (and test and verify). Keep a
> rescue floppy or CD available.
> 
>  Jeremy C. Reed
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