Linux Remove All Partitions or Data And Create Empty Disk Rumi, December 13, 2016 Use the following dd command to remove data from /dev/hdX: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hdX bs=512 count=1 OR for sata disk, use the following syntax: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX bs=512 count=1 In this example, empty sata disk /dev/sdb, enter (you must be login as the root user): fdisk /dev/sdb dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1 fdisk -l /dev/sdb Related Administrations Configurations (Linux) DiskLinux
How to change shared public IP of Virtualmin for all domain hosts February 4, 2024 Steps are pretty straight forward. Step-1: Under > Webmin > Networking > Network Configuration > Network Interfaces You need your VM or server console access. Update the new IP with the old one from the correct interface. You will lose the connection. Reboot the server and re-login to webmin/virtualmin interface…. Read More
Two Default Gateways on One System May 21, 2015 Problem Description You have built two or more network cards into one Linux system and each of these cards has its own default gateway. By default, you can only have one default gateway on a system. The case described would lead to asynchronous routing, whereby the router would reject the… Read More
Installing MondoArchive in Debian 6 May 24, 2013 MondoArchive is an excellent backup tool found in Linux. However, the installation process is not obviously clear in debain- it lacks of a simple clue to let you know how to install in the easiest way in debian by using 'apt-get'. All you need is to add this simple repository… Read More