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

[Thomas M Steenholdt]

Les Mikesell wrote:
> 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.
> 

Someone clever once came up with the great KISS concept.

Applied to this particular problem, we should try to make things simple 
(as in easy) for all users and admins while keeping the system simple 
(as in complexity).

That solution has already been subscribed in the thread over and over, 
symlink the tools that make sense from */sbin/ to */bin/ and be done 
with it. It will solve all issues in both camps and we can carry on.

At the same time, this could also be viewed as a compromise between the 
camp ideals.

At the same time still, it keeps the basic layout of the filesystem 
intact so that we can still be at least somewhat FHS compliant (i know 
we're not fully compliant, but there's no sense in breaking out of an 
attempted standard completely). Also we don't need to rewrite 
documentation and howtos.

Everybody happy?

/Thomas