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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
