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Re: Hard Drive data security
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 19:38:35 +0200
On 2004-10-05 xyberpix () xyberpix com wrote:
On Tue, 5 October, 2004 9:51 am, Kristján Hreinn Bergsson said:On 2004-10-04 xyberpix wrote:In the past I have always used dd on this one, you will need access to Linux, or a bootable linux distro, any of them will do, knoppix, phlak, mini-slack, etc. Then run: dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/nullDon't you mean: dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/hdaWhoops! My error, yep Kristjan is right.
Nope. What the both of you mean is: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda ;) Regards Ansgar Wiechers -- "Those who would give up liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety, and will lose both." --Benjamin Franklin
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