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Re: mtools



Jarkko Niemi <jin@jin.pp.sci.fi> writes:

> chmod 666 /dev/fd0
> that maked the trick

This is a BAD THING(tm). Especially if you are somehow connected to other
computers.

Anyone can read and *wipe* the disk !

Try cat /dev/fd0 to read it or cat /dev/zero > /dev/fd0 to wipe it. Or the
dd command.

Better use the way I described in a posting some days ago.

Ciao,
	Martin


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