Hi,
>>"Christian" == Christian Schwarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Christian> On 25 Feb 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: [snip]
>> I would propose that no package keep files in user home directories
>> as a policy. This is not hard to do, and it would allow the user
>> full control over their home directory, which is a right we should
>> respect.
Christian> Right. I'm wondering why we need to ship the /root/.bash*
Christian> configuration files at all! It looks like all what they do
Christian> can also be done in /etc/profile, right?
Well, maybe not. root's path should have sbins in ti, normal
users should not get it by default. Also, roots bashrc could be a
little more paranoid.
I still think that /usr/doc/base-files/examples/root.bashrc.gz
is a nice place.
manoj
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