Bug#36151: REJECTED] /etc/init.d scripts should specify an explicit PATH

[Alexander Koch <efraim@argh.org>]

On Wed, 21 June 2000 19:17:21 +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> Brock Rozen suggested that init.d scripts should have explicit
> PATH=... settings.  No-one commented on the idea.

I had the problem when once I wrote a script that was
calling /etc/init.d/sysklogd which called start-stop-daemon.
Now /sbin/ was not in the path of the calling user (it was
news) and so I had to set the PATH myself before the init
script.

I do not think this is how it is meant to be, given that
/sbin/ is probably not in the typical user PATH setting for
a reason. And it is not the default anyway.

Just some input on that.

Regards,
Alexander

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