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FS#11918 - sbin in $PATH for standard users
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Opened by Giulio Fidente (giulivo) - Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 00:27 GMT
Last edited by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Friday, 31 October 2008, 18:04 GMT
Opened by Giulio Fidente (giulivo) - Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 00:27 GMT
Last edited by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Friday, 31 October 2008, 18:04 GMT
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not sure it is a bug, could be voluntary ... but if it is it would still be nice to chat a little about it, problem is: why do we need to put /sbin and /usr/sbin into the $PATH variable even for standard users? isn't it discordant from what the HFS says? Additional info: * package: filesystem 2008.07-1 Steps to reproduce: * create a new user with useradd * log in with his credentials |
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Closed by Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Friday, 31 October 2008, 18:04 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: This is done intentionally. Any user who is unhappy with it can always modify /etc/profile. The default is intended to be straightforward and cover most users
Friday, 31 October 2008, 18:04 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Additional comments about closing: This is done intentionally. Any user who is unhappy with it can always modify /etc/profile. The default is intended to be straightforward and cover most users
Comment by Giulio Fidente (giulivo) -
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 00:44 GMT
there is a typo in my description, the group who writes the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard is called FHS not HFS, they have a page here: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
Comment by Glenn Matthys (RedShift) -
Friday, 31 October 2008, 11:52 GMT
Because lots of commands in /sbin can just be executed as a regular user. For example ifconfig. Having different PATHs for regular users and root just creates confusion.