Re: delete whole system

From: Jerry Gelaude (ggelaude@SUMINET.NET)
Date: Fri Feb 14 2003 - 15:41:35 EST


Joseph,

John is correct, and if a simple format isn't good enough, there is a provision to write a series of patterns to the disk drives. That is part of the US Government Security requirements.

"Jolet, John" <John.Jolet@MISYSHEALTHCARE.COM> wrote in message news: <A4437F9E534DD511A2ED00B0D0AA4C560263C7C1@austtx1>...
> how about you boot to diagnostics and format each and every physical disk?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leyden, Joseph [mailto:LeydenJ@MTA.NET]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 10:56 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: delete whole system
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> No, I don't even want AIX to be left in there. How do I do that
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bradberry, Kenneth [mailto:KBradberry@SUPERIORCONSULTANT.COM]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 8:39 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: delete whole system
>
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> Delete your files, remove file systems you created and LV's, remove any data
> volume groups you created and then do an over-write install of AIX.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leyden, Joseph [mailto:LeydenJ@MTA.NET]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 11:13 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: delete whole system
>
> I just wanted to know if I could delete it completely from a
> remote terminal (using telnet)?
>
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>
> I'm at a disaster and recovery site and would like to know what is the
> quickest way to delete the entire system before I leave.
>
> is the command ---> rm -R , from the root directory sufficient?
>
> how do I place this in a cron job to delete tonight at 11PM.
>
> thanks
> joe
>



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