Re: traceroute in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin
Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org> wrote:
> Move it to /usr/bin . From the FHS v2.2:
> [begin quote]
> 4.10 /usr/sbin: Non-essential standard system binaries
> 4.10.1 Purpose
> This directory contains any non-essential binaries used exclusively by
> the system administrator. System administration programs that are
> required for system repair, system recovery, mounting /usr, or other
> essential functions must be placed in /sbin instead.
> [end quote]
> traceroute is not used 'exclusively by the system administrator', nor
> is it needed for bootup, so it must go in /usr/bin. Pretty simple.
To adhere to that, almost everything in /sbin,/usr/sbin will have to be
moved out: ifconfig, sendmail, route, etc.
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