Reply to post: Even the classical UNIX workstations.

User asked why CTRL-ALT-DEL restarted PC instead of opening apps

Smoking Man

Even the classical UNIX workstations.

Had a customer call me why the disk of one UNIX workstation filled up to 99, maybe 100%.

Lucky me, I could connect via modem and kermit to that system.

Turned out that during the managers two weeks vacation his secretary started the daily backup.

Backup device: /dev/rmt/0m

Since she was used to a PC keyboard, not to that somewhat special UNIX keyboard, she specified the backup device file as CTRL-7devCTRL-7rmtCTRL-70m

The backup ran until the disk was full..

But it was quick!

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