On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 12:18:14PM -0700, Steve Bowman wrote: > OK, how about moving everything into /bin except what FHS specifically > says should be in /sbin? Section 3.10[0] identifies the following > specifically to be located in /sbin:
We can put everything in /bin and make /sbin a link to /bin. This way the utilities the FHS liste can be found in /sbin, but there physical place is elsewhere. This does not violate the standard. (The Hurd has a symlink from /usr to /, this way everything is in /bin and /sbin, this doesn't violate the FHS either). > For those few remaining executables, people can make a symlink, change > their PATH, create an alias, or type /sbin/ first. Of these, probably > only ifconfig and route are used by many non-root users (although Joey's > got a point). I think it makes sense to go the full nine miles if you start heading this direction. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org Check Key server Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org for public PGP Key [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
