On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 11:15:05PM +0300, Jarno Elonen wrote: > > > Does anyone know any way to make this more difficult without introducing > > > a remote host? Are there, for example, any Linux kernel options for > > > "device access passwords" or such? > > > > Maybe removing the appropriate /dev/hd* entries after backup, and > > recreating them just before backup with mknod. > > Ingenious. :b > > Does it work reliably with devfs? (So that devices don't magically reappear > after deletion, for example)?
I can hear sarcasm in your words, but what was the purpose of my answer is to make accidental removal of your backups on a spare hard drive less probable. It doesn't mean you can't delete them if you really want, and I doubt if there is an easy software method to do it. And yes, it doesn't apply to devfs, but using devfs is not obligatory :) What's your suggestion, anyway? Marcin
