Adding /sbin and /usr/sbin to everyone's path in F10
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Thu Apr 24 15:07:20 UTC 2008
Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:30:31PM -1000, David Cantrell wrote:
>> The FHS states that /sbin and /usr/sbin are for root-only commands.
>> If we have programs in those directories that are to be used by
>> non-root users, I think we've violated the FHS.
>
> The FHS says
>
> "Utilities used for system administration (and other root-only
> commands) are stored in /sbin, /usr/sbin, and /usr/local/sbin."
>
> It's open to interpretation whether the "other root-only command"
> implies that "utilities used for system administration" are root-only,
> too.
Given a unix-like context, one would expect a root-only command, by
definition, to have modes like rwx------ root root filename. But I
still have a problem with not being able to find them in my PATH after
su'ing regardless of where they are.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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