On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:58:09 +0000, Mike C wrote: > In the event that you want to give a Fedora machine to a friend but want > to remove sensitive files first, an obvious tool is the shred command. [...] > Are there any other commands that will securely delete > files/directories? Here's a different angle on it: why not copy the stuff you want to pass on to some temporary place -- like a DVD or an external hard drive; then run DBAN; then do a fresh install of Fedora; then copy the contents of the DVD or external drive back onto it? Wouldn't you end up with the same result? And be *sure* of having exercised discretion? Or am I missing something obvious? -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.
