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Re: Accidentally Delete *.dbf Files, OH NO!!!

From: David Sharples <davidsharples_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:26:36 +0000
Message-ID: <be592d55050131152637a351c3@mail.gmail.com>


lock down the os account so you cant log in as the owner of the file

alias rm to rm -i

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:23:19 -0600, Michael Fontana <mfontana_at_verio.net> wrote:
>
> I have been working with Solaris for several years now. We have had a rare
> but particularly debilitating problem where certain people who will remain
> nameless, in an effort to "clean up" disk space, have nailed a .dbf file or
> two. I know I should have the solution to this on close at hand, but I seem
> to recall this was difficult, if not impossible, on other Unix platforms
> (such as AIX), because the file would be "locked" or "in use", and the
> nefarious "rm" command would fail. Alas, Solaris is all too willing to
> comply when asked.
> Any help or even ridiculing chuckles and admonitions would be greatly
> appreciated.

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