on Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 11:01:35PM +0100, John Smith ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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.
Then change it. If you're not allowing world write to /usr/local/(s)bin, you should be OK. The usual justification is that your locally defined commands superscede system commands. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Benjamin Franklin, 1755
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