Skip to content
The Nexus
DossierENTITY

Who, Me? column

Coverage of Who, Me? column in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Aug 3 · 06:30 UTCMost recent: Aug 3 · 06:30 UTC
Co-mentioned in this coverage
Stockleyperson1IBM RS/6000organization1Unix machinestopic1BASIC programming languagetopic1root sessiontopic1SHUTDOWN commandtopic1The Registerorganization1
Recent coverage
  • SECURITYAug 3 · 06:30 UTCTHE REGISTER
    IT boss left root session open for bring-your-kid-to-work day

    An IT manager left terminals logged in as root during a company event where children were present, leading to a nine-year-old daughter typing 'SHUTDOWN' and causing 36 hours of repair work. The incident occurred in the 1990s at a company using IBM RS/6000 Unix machines and legacy BASIC software.

Who, Me? column · Dossier · The Nexus