OEM installer script, multi-use?

Anthony Yarusso tonyyarusso at comcast.net
Wed Aug 15 04:11:03 UTC 2007


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Phillip Lougher wrote:
> Anthony Yarusso wrote:
>
>>
>> I was wondering if someone who helped develop the OEM install
>> option (or is familiar with it) knows whether it can be re-used.
>> ie, if you're leasing machines, can you send it out to a client,
>> get it back after a while and just run the script again to remove
>> the old user and set it up for the next one to put in their
>> preferences?
>
> Personally I would consider this too much of a security risk,
> personal or business sensitive data doesn't necessarily get removed
> once files are deleted.  I would wipe or shred (both Linux
> commands) the disk before reuse.
>
> Phillip
>
>
>
Would it be possible to get shred options included in the script for
this sort of use?
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