[TriLUG] For you Debian-ites out there. Wanna blow up your box? Delete /var!

[Roy Vestal]

The author blew up /var accidentally and recovered from a failed backup of /var on debian. Very interesting read for those of us NOT Debian users either. Here's a teaser from the Article:

"When it comes to Debian in particular, the /var/lib/dpkg directory is an Achilles heel equivalent to the set of INI database files in OS/2, or the registry files in Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. (The Windows 9x registry is also a weak spot, but it hardly matters since just about any damage can make a Windows 9x system unusable.)"

http://www.linuxworld.com/go.cgi?id=741692
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