Re: Rationale

From: Paul Morgan (paulswm_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 11/30/03

  • Next message: Miernik: "Re: How to get away with small /var partition" 
    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 17:20:18 -0500

    On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:01:35 +0100, John Smith wrote:

    > 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?"

    The sbins contain sysadmin commands

    /sbin: system binaries
    /usr/sbin: non-essential standard system binaries

    See the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (in the debian-policy package) for
    more detail. 

    -- 
....................paul
"The average lifespan of a Web page today is 100 days. This is no way to
run a culture."
Internet Archive Board Chairman
-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: Miernik: "Re: How to get away with small /var partition"