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From: Alexis Yushin <alexis@dawn.ww.net>
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Subject: Re: Nightmare.
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In article <4upqdj$g0@sunset.ww.net> you wrote:
[...]
> > As root we did the following:
> > 
> > tar -cvf /dev/rfd0a /

> This has utterly trashed your boot device (and / lies there.)  I seriuosly
> doubt that you can do anything but reinstall.

	That *EXACT* command could do no harm.
								alexis
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