unbelievably stupid mistake - i broke /usr/lib need help

[Mike McCarty]

Robin Laing wrote:
> Alastair McKinley wrote:
> 
> 
> The first time I used "su -" I ended up wiping out my /root/* 
> directory.  I have done it once since as well.  Since I really don't use 
> root anymore, it was no loss.
> 
> It is so easy to be distracted by someone coming into the office or a 
> kid grabbing onto your leg.  :)  Or it being 3:30 in the morning when 
> you have to get up at 5:30.

Soooo true. Which is why one should never

(1) log on as root
(2) use aliased commands for root for
	(a) rm
	(b) mv
	(c) etc.
     which have "-f" on them
(3) use sudo for commands like (a)-(c) above,
     (only use sudo for *list* type commands)
(4) hit return before checking, looking away,
     and checking again.


I used to have a really nice list of do's and don't's
for building some wooden musical equipment. One of the
statements went something like this:

"Many of the mistakes in glueing together pieces are
made late at night when one is in a hurry, and does
'one last thing' before going to bed. In the morning,
the glue is set, and no changes can be made. The
solution is don't do the last thing. Go to bed first.
Don't do work when you are tired. It'll be there in
the morning."

Following this advice has saved me a lot of work with
my computers.

Mike
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