Re: Crashing Unix

From: Toby Thain (toby@telegraphics.com.au)
Date: 03/24/02 

From: Toby Thain <toby@telegraphics.com.au>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 07:27:45 GMT

Luke Vogel wrote:
> Nick wrote:
>
>>I'm just trying to increase my understanding of it
>
>
> Do you have root? If so,
>
> rm -fr /

This wouldn't crash most systems I've used. Might make it a bit less
useful, but it'll still be alive.

Toby

>
> should just about do it. :)
>

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