Rationale

From: John Smith (netman1_at_home.nl)
Date: 11/30/03

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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:01:35 +0100

    Hi All,

            checked google, asked this before on irc, didn't get a
    usable answer (can't find any use of /etc/login.defs).

            What is the rationale behind the PATH environment variable?
    Running woody I get

    /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games

    as a normal user. As root I get

    /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:
    /usr/bin/X11

    Thinking security I would expect them the other way around.
    So /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin and /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:
    /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
    Mind you: I do not want this changed, just explained.

    Anybody care to enlighten me ;-) ?

    Sincerely,

    Jan.

    "Did anybody know 2.6 is not cat proof?" 

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