Re: traceroute vs. traceroute6

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 10:22:09PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> > # 4.7  /usr/sbin : Non-essential standard system binaries
> > # 
> > # This directory contains any non-essential binaries used exclusively by
> > # the system administrator.
> > 
> > Notice the _exclusively_.
> 
> SA != root.

So? I don't have to by the system administrator of a system to run
traceroute on it.

> > > There are other setuid binaries in sbin and /usr/sbin as well.
> > 
> > % find /sbin /usr/sbin -perm 4755
> > /sbin/unix_chkpwd                                       [1]
> > /usr/sbin/traceroute
> 
> What about /usr/sbin/sendmail? I sometimes use it as a user on systems that
> I don't administer.  Should it be moved to /usr/bin using your argument?

Note that that binary isn't setuid anything on postfix, while it is on exim.
And yes, I don't see anything wrong with having it in /usr/bin.

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