Intentional.
wheel users add that sbin directory to their path when they need it.
Other users should not have it.
> Both _PATH_DEFPATH and _PATH_STDPATH, as defined in paths.h,
> include /usr/local/bin but not /usr/local/sbin,
> as opposed to /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin.
> Is that intentional?
>
> Jan
>
> Index: include/paths.h
> ===
> RCS file: /cvs/src/include/paths.h,v
> retrieving revision 1.25
> diff -u -p -r1.25 paths.h
> --- include/paths.h 13 Mar 2014 15:24:41 - 1.25
> +++ include/paths.h 6 Dec 2017 12:43:29 -
> @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
> #define _PATHS_H_
>
> /* Default search path. */
> -#define _PATH_DEFPATH
> "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin"
> +#define _PATH_DEFPATH
> "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
> /* All standard utilities path. */
> -#define _PATH_STDPATH
> "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin"
> +#define _PATH_STDPATH
> "/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
>
> #define _PATH_BSHELL"/bin/sh"
> #define _PATH_CONSOLE "/dev/console"
> Index: share/man/man7/environ.7
> ===
> RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man7/environ.7,v
> retrieving revision 1.19
> diff -u -p -r1.19 environ.7
> --- share/man/man7/environ.7 10 Sep 2015 18:47:57 - 1.19
> +++ share/man/man7/environ.7 6 Dec 2017 12:43:29 -
> @@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ but expanded to include
> .Pa /usr/sbin ,
> .Pa /sbin ,
> .Pa /usr/X11R6/bin ,
> -and
> .Pa /usr/local/bin
> +and
> +.Pa /usr/local/sbin
> in
> .Ox .
> .It Ev PRINTER
>
