[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Death Command?

[Eric Waguespack]

> rm -rf /
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another fun command to run on a test box

$ :(){:|:&};:

the beauty of this one, (aside from it's terse and obfuscated
appearance) is the fact that it is quite portable and will bring most
any box to its knees without needing root privileges.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_bomb

Oh, and teach them about chattr +i, I did that to a guy once because
he had root on a box and he kept changing a file that I didn't want
changed, he didn't know about that command, so he ended up formatting
the box... ah the good old days.