Linux command line mistake 'nukes web boss'S biz'

JMH · Apr 16, 2016

The owner of a web host has unwittingly deleted his customers data after executing a powerful line of code on his servers.

Marco Marsala has appealed for help to recover his punters' info after accidentally running a Bash script on his Linux servers via Ansible.

Marsala is said to have 1,535 customers, although he does not identify his company. Unfortunately for Marsala, the script he ran was rm -rf {foo}/{bar}.

Rm is a Unix and Linux command that deletes objects like files. –r will delete a directory and –f force the action, meaning you don’t receive a prompt or warning.

The rest was history.

Linux command line mistake 'nukes web boss'S biz' • The Register

zigzag3143 · Apr 22, 2016

Turned out to be a hoax. What to do with the "rm -rf" hoax question - Meta Server Fault

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