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Binary package hint: secure-delete
x...@xxx:~$ sudo sfill -v /
[sudo] password for xxx:
Using /dev/urandom for random input.
Wipe mode is secure (38 special passes)
Wiping now ...
Creating /oooooooo.ooo ...
/* 6 hours later !!! */
^C
Terminated by signal. Clean exit.
I have also created a new empty folder and got the same results trying
to just delete it. So the amount of data is not the issue.
My Ubuntu is 10.04 fully patched.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: secure-delete 3.1-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.42-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Sep 10 11:47:31 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: secure-delete
** Affects: secure-delete (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 lucid
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secure-delete sfill hangs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/635054
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