I accidentally untarred archive intended to be extracted in root directory, which among others included some files for /etc directory.
I went on to rm -rv ~/etc, but I quickly typed rm -rv /etc instead, and hit enter, while using a root account.

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[โ€“] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

So, you don't do backups of /etc? Or parts of it?

I have those tars dir ssh, pam, and portage for Gentoo systems. Quickset way to set stuff up.

And before you start whining about ansible or puppet or what, I need those maybe 3-4 times a year to set up a temporary hardened system.

But may, just maybe, don't assume everyone is a fucking moron or has no idea.

Edit Or just read what op did, I think that is pretty much the same

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