Re: The advantages of splitting /bin and /usr/bin, and /sbin and /usr/sbin outweigh the disadvantages

[rhys <rhys@neoquasar.org>]

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> On Mon, Dec 02, 2024 at 06:46:52AM -0600, rhys wrote:
>>>>>> 1. First, root and ordinary users will not be able to use commands in each
>>>>>> other's directories, which will greatly increase their security
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>>>>> (typical level of argumentation)
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>> It's quite simple, and has nothing to do with security.
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> You've missed the context, even though you've kept it in your quotes.

I have not.  There are muiltiple issues being discussed in this thread, not just the one you mentioned in your message.

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>> Security has nothing to do with it.  No user who is a security threat will be thwarted by an inability to specify /sbin manually (or update $PATH).
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> Read the original email.

I did.

Perhaps you don't understand that sometimes a person can see more than one side of an argument at a time.

I suggest that you read MY e-mail more thoroughly - along with other messages from this same thread - and quote what I said if you want anyone to know what you're talking about.

--J