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

[Brock Rozen <brozen@torah.org>]

I still think that we should put the basics in, according to the original
proposal.

Nonetheless, if people don't like the proposal then what can I do? ;-)

If that's the case, then yeah, it should go into that doco.

BR

On Wed, 21 Jun 2000 at 19:17, Julian Gilbey wrote about "Bug#36151:...":

> Brock Rozen suggested that init.d scripts should have explicit
> PATH=... settings.  No-one commented on the idea.
> 
> In general, all programs which make assumptions about PATH containing
> more that /bin and /usr/bin should probably explicitly set PATH; this
> problem is not exclusive to /etc/init.d scripts.
> 
> So should we close this bug and put this requirement/suggestion into
> the coding guidelines (which may, one day, be written)?
> 
>    Julian
> 
> 

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Brock Rozen                                              brozen@torah.org