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From: louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
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Subject: Re: Help! ---> Can't load blk0 boot <-- ARGH!
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Date: 31 Jan 91 23:04:34 GMT
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In article <1991Jan31.200838.20947@csn.org!datran2> smb@csn.org!datran2 writes:
>I'll certainly be more careful NeXT time,
>but I must confess that I fail to see the utility of an option to
>reinitialize the boot hard drive.  I would strongly recommend that
>this be changed before too many people shoot themselves in the foot.

This isn't a problem if you don't log in as "root."  You should only have
root privs. to perform system administration functions, and not routine
use of the system.  Its too easy (as you've found out) to do awful damage
before you notice what you've done.

Don't "fix" a problem that really isn't there.

louie