On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 03:16:59AM +0200, Ulrich Dangel wrote: > Currently the default PATH for Debian does not include /sbin, /usr/sbin, nor > /usr/local/sbin. If an user wants to run a program in either /sbin/ or > /usr/sbin > the full path must be specified. > > Changing the default PATH for normal users to include /sbin, /usr/sbin as > well as > /usr/local/sbin would be a great thing for simplifying command line usage for > normal users.
Could you please tell me a single benefit from such a change? All I see are downsides. It would degrade tab completion and pollute the namespace. The reason you say, is a single obsolete tool, ifconfig, being in the wrong directory. So let's instead move it to /bin/ -- or preferably, to /dev/null (unless depended upon). -- Copyright and patents were never about promoting culture and innovations; from the very start they were legalized bribes to give the king some income and to let businesses get rid of competition. For some history, please read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Monopolies_1623 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
