Adding /sbin and /usr/sbin to everyone's path in F10

[Toshio Kuratomi]

Thomas M Steenholdt wrote:
> Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
> 
>> While I'm all for #2, if #3 is what happens, please make your symlinks 
>> the other way around.
>>
>> /bin/ifconfig
>> ln -s /bin/ifconfig /sbin/ifconfig
>>
>> The move is acknowledging that the binary is useful for end users and 
>> therefore belongs in their path (and thus rightfully belongs in /bin). 
>> The symlink is backwards compatibility for scripts and people who are 
>> used to typing sudo /sbin/ifconfig.
>>
> 
> I believe the symlinks should be the other way around (ln -s 
> /sbin/ifconfig /bin/ifconfig), signifying an admin tool that can be 
> useful for normal users. Most (if not all) of them are limited in 
> functionality when not run as root.
> 
> Taken from the man page, ifconfig is primarily a configuration tool, not 
> an info tool.
> 
>  ifconfig - configure a network interface
> 

Already replied to this argument elsewhere in the thread:
 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2008-April/msg01769.html

Look forward to your response there.

-Toshio

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