On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 02:54:44PM +0200, Ivo Wever wrote: > Robert Waldner wrote: > >But, for all practical values, a simple `dd if=dev/urandom bs=1M \ > > of=/dev/hdX` should be quite sufficient. > > Some people advise to repeat this procedure several times. Can anyone > explain why? I see no reason why one pass doesn't suffice.
If you have good enough equipment, it's possible to retrieve even overwritten data from magnetic disks. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
