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Re: /usr/bin vs /usr/sbin



LTNT..  =>

On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 03:45:43AM -0800, George Bonser wrote:
> > > Sbin is for system run binaries, daemons, etc.  This sounds appropriate here.
> > 
> > sbin is for STATIC binaries.  For some reason none of the Linux dists
> > (unless slackware does and the knghtbrd package has a memleak) actually
> > use it as designed.
> 
> Uhm, I have always been taught that sbin is for things used by superuser.
> Things the sysadmin or system needs but that you want out of the general
> user's path. 

This has become the definition but that wasn't the original purpose..

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