[plug] Root password

[Chris Caston]

On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 13:00, skribe wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:24, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> 
> > I don't know if that's worse than
> >
> > 	# chmod -R 777 *
> >
> > from the root directory.
> 
> It is, because you don't actually lose the data.  
> 
> This was SOP for the tech if he encountered a problem that he couldn't fix 
> immediately.  Didn't bother to check google, just reinstalled - including 
> formating the hdds.  We lost an entire show that had been paid for in advance 
> and was due to be delivered that day to the station.  Even the PHB couldn't 
> ignore that one.
> 
> skribe

Can he say "Would you like fries with that"?

I hope you had a backup or at least were handy with something like
ontrack.

BTW to everyone who wonders:

PHB = Pointy Haired Boss (ie from Dilbert)

regards,

Chris