Hi

in the future, think of this:
q> Does anyone know how to recover delete files on NetBSD ? I'm looking for 
something like unrm, but couldn't find one.
a> You can't undelete (unless you halt the system IMMEDIATELY and do forensics that may take days, lots of caffeine and headache pills) There are people that make a living out of it... how much is that file worth? :)

q> How do I prevent losing files then?
a> Many system administrators employ "trashcan/"trashbin" libraries, so they PRELOAD the libraries and they hook the unlink() calls, normally moving them to a "trash" directory. A quick browse on your favourite search engine or a catalog like freshmeat.net shows quite a few of them, although it should be trivial for a developer to write his own. "man ld.elf_so"

q> Whats the recommended use of that?
a> use that for all normal users, but not for root. As rot, you need to remember the usual sysadmin lecture: "Think before you type!"

q> what extra care do I need to take?
a> ensure that NOBODY except root has access to that directory, or else they might have access to critical data by accident :)

"clickety-clickety-click"

Kind Regards
Evaldo Gardenali

----- Original Message -----
From: Co Thai Ngo <cngo@nmsu.edu>
To: netbsd-users@netbsd.org
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2007 4:23:03 AM GMT-0300 Brazil/East
Subject: How to recover deleted files ?

Hi,

Does anyone know how to recover delete files on NetBSD ? I'm looking for 
something like unrm, but couldn't find one. Of course, I don't have backup for 
those files. Any suggestion is highly appreciated.

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Co Thai Ngo 
Dept. of Biology  
New Mexico State University