From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 25 03:03:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6009F1065672 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:03:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C9A38FC14 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:03:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 24522 invoked from network); 23 Jun 2008 21:03:15 -0500 Received: from 124-170-79-158.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO ayiin) (124.170.79.158) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 23 Jun 2008 21:03:14 -0500 Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:03:10 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080624120310.607ab41c@ayiin> In-Reply-To: <340a29540806231336g4be401a6h5f5a1b2b6dca110e@mail.gmail.com> References: <340a29540806231257x670cf398qc5bf11c396fd0afb@mail.gmail.com> <20080623202259.GB97202@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <340a29540806231336g4be401a6h5f5a1b2b6dca110e@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.4.0 (GTK+ 2.12.10; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Wipe a drive clean X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:03:16 -0000 On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:36:35 -0600 "Andrew Falanga" wrote: > >> I'd rather not install a port, if I can avoid it. I > > > > Have a look at security/wipe. > > Before reading this, yes I did. In fact, I even installed it. > However, the first operation appears to be a renaming of the file in > question. I was doing: > > wipe -z /dev/da2 > > which was being kicked out with "Operation not permitted." It seemed > to want to move/rename the file first. I didn't do enough digging to > get around this before reading this e-mail. do you have access rights to write to that device? is the device mounted ? (it shouldn't) B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Web2.0 is outsourced R&D from Web1.0 companies." The Reverend I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.