Ooops.

This release fixes the install script; it no longer deletes the /usr directory in its entirety. But how on earth did this get through even basic testing? Absolutely shocking!

Re: Ooops.

#5

Post by jefffoster » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:34 PM UTC

I use the safe-rm (http://freshmeat.net/projects/safe-rm) package to help me avoid doing this kind of thing.

Re: Ooops.

#6

Post by yesimahuman » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:37 PM UTC

This terrifies me now of every single install script that refuses to run if not root.

Re: Ooops.

#7

Post by troutwine » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:39 PM UTC

jefffoster wrote: post #5

I use the safe-rm ( http://freshmeat.net/projects/safe-rm ) package to help me avoid doing this kind of thing.

Do you not find that a lack of wide installation limits its usefulness?

Re: Ooops.

#8

Post by malux85 » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:40 PM UTC

OHHHHHHHHHHHH wow .... great link, passed around the office for a few laughs ... this is one of those heart sinking moments ....

Re: Ooops.

#9

Post by wladimir » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:40 PM UTC

Reminds me of some slackware install script back in 1999 or so, I think it was for the gnome documentation.

Anyway, it accidentally removed rm-rf'ed /, I only discovered it in time because it gave errors about removing nodes in /proc...

Re: Ooops.

#10

Post by thomas11 » Thu, Jun 16, 2011, 2:42 PM UTC

yesimahuman wrote: post #6

This terrifies me now of every single install script that refuses to run if not root.

With a bug like this, an install script without root permissions can still wipe out your $HOME when messing around in the dotfiles. Scary!