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Re: traceroute vs. traceroute6



On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 01:47:30AM +0200, Robert Luberda wrote:
> There is /usr/sbin/traceroute from traceroute or traceroute-nanog
> packages and /usr/bin/traceroute6 from netbase. Since traceroute
> and traceroute6 does the same thing, one of them is in a wrong
> directory. But which?

traceroute.

> Is traceroute a tool for a normal system user or for administators only?

Normal users.

> As a normal user I very often use traceroute and I'd like to see it in 
> /usr/bin.

You're not alone.

> But I know that on most unices  traceroute is considered to be 
> an admistrative tool and is in /usr/sbin directory. So traceroute6
> probably shoud be moved to /usr/sbin too.

I disagree.

> And similar probelm: where should be located tracepath and tracepath6? 
> In /usr/bin, where they are now or in /usr/sbin?

/usr/bin.

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