On Wed, 4 May 2022 05:23:31 +0200 Anders Andersson <pipat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On this note, I've always found it annoying that debian (and likely > others) don't put /sbin in the normal user's $PATH. A lot of the tools > there have uses other than modifying the system. It can be annoying, but for good reason. In a multi-user system (such as Unix), it is a good security precaution to reserve programs that can modify or even inform the user about the state of the system to trusted users, such as root or wheel. Hence regular programs for regular users go into directories called bin, and system programs go into directories called sbin, and paths are set accordingly. Even on a single user system the distinction is worth retaining. If nothing else, one occasionally needs a reminder to be careful with certain programs lest one shoot oneself in the foot. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/