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Re: traceroute in /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin



On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 12:58:27PM +0200, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:
> 
>  This is from /sbin on my machine at the moment:

The only criterion that the FHS has on sbin is:

       Deciding what things go into "sbin" directories is simple: If a normal
       (not a system administrator) user will ever run it directly, then it
       should be placed in one of the "bin" directories.  Ordinary users should
       not have to place any of the sbin directories in their path.

Let's see:

> MAKEDEV
> badblocks
> blockdev
> cfdisk

sbin

> debugfs

Can be run on an image - bin

> depmod

Can be used by any one compiling a kernel - bin

> devfsd
> dhclient
> dhclient-2.0.x
> dhclient-2.2.x

sbin

> dumpe2fs
> dumpreiserfs
> e2fsck
> e2image
> e2label

Same argument as debugfs - bin

> fdisk

sbin

> fsck
> fsck.ext2
> fsck.ext3
> fsck.minix
> fsck.nfs
> fsck.xfs

See debugfs - bin

> genksyms

Even I can't figure out why this is in sbin.

> getty
> halt
> hdparm
> hwclock

sbin

> ifconfig

Can act as a diagnostic tool - bin

> ifdown
> ifup
> inb -- no idea what this is, I can gues, but it doesn't have a manpage
> init
> insmod
> insmod_ksymoops_clean

sbin

> install-mbr

Can act on an image - bin

> installkernel

sbin

> ip

See ifconfig - bin

> ip6tables
> ipmaddr
> iptables
> iptables-restore
> iptables-save
> iptunnel

sbin

> kallsyms

bin

> kbdrate

sbin

> kernelversion

bin

> killall5

Can be used to kill all processes - bin

> klogd

sbin

> ksyms

bin

> ldconfig

Some options can be used by users, e.g., -p - bin

> losetup

sbin

> lsmod

bin

> lspci

Who doesn't want to see all the PCI devices - bin

> mii-tool

Nice diagnostic tool - bin

> mke2fs
> mkfs
> mkfs.ext2
> mkfs.minix
> mkfs.xfs
> mkreiserfs
> mkswap

See debugfs - bin

> modinfo

bin

> modprobe
> nameif
> pivot_root

sbin

> plipconfig

See ifconfig - bin

> poweroff

sbin

> rarp

Diagnostic tool - bin

> raw
> reboot

sbin

> reiserfsck
> resize2fs
> resize_reiserfs

See debugfs - bin

> rmmod
> rmt -- hmm... dubious

sbin

> route
> rtacct
> rtmon

See ifconfig - bin

> runlevel

Anyone can query the current run level - bin

> scanport
> setpci
> sfdisk
> shutdown
> slattach

sbin

> start-stop-daemon

Great tool to find what is and isn't running - bin

> sulogin

sbin

> swapoff
> swapon

Have -s option - bin

> sysctl

Has -a optoin - bin

> syslogd

sbin

> tc

See ip - bin

> telinit

sbin

> tune2fs

See debugfs - bin

> unix_chkpwd -- this shouldn't be here at all: "<not invoked manually>"
> update
> update-modules

sbin

> xfs_repair

See debugfs - bin
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