[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[ale] Need an iso to wipe hard drives.
- Subject: [ale] Need an iso to wipe hard drives.
- From: cfowler at outpostsentinel.com (Chris Fowler)
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:02:29 -0400
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <20100421211142.LVSK1.2621253.root@mp11> <[email protected]> <1271970350.2941.31.camel@cfowler-desktop> <[email protected]>
On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 19:54 -0400, Thompson Freeman wrote:
> As I remember it, the reason for sync three times was to
> ensure sufficient time for the sync to occur before issuing
> the shutdown/umount. After all, it takes time even for a
> speed typist to type 12 characters. Gives that slow
> hardware a chance to catch up!
>
>
sync;sleep 1;sync;sleep 1;sync;sleep 1;reboot