[TriLUG] Disk Wipers

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Craig Taylor wrote:

> The intention is for a non-profit to use donated disks to place new images
> on them. As a 'encouragement' measure they're wanting to claim some degree
> of security in the 'wipe-iness'. For me, I would be fine with a 'dd
> if=/dev/[zero|rand] of=' mechanism like some have mentioned but it's a piece
> of mind thing for the donor companies I believe...

rand will be paralysingly slow for this. Try /dev/urand for 
more speed.

Joe

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