On 09/26/2011 04:19 PM, Dave Ihnat wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 03:01:16PM +0300, Panu Matilainen wrote:
>> This is of no use whatsoever in this situation, it doesn't help
>> reconstructing the accidentally erased rpmdb contents.
>> <<suggestions elided>>
>
> Hmm...single point of failure...Bad Thing(TM).
>
> If this can cause a system to become unusable to the point of requiring
> reinstallation, perhaps its design should be rethought; maybe a shadow
> copy, or something similar. (A consideration that perhaps should be
> given to any single point-of-failure data element.)
That's what backups are for. An accidental 'rm -rf /' is also a single
point of failure from that perspective.
- Panu -
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