Re: stretch vs iptables auto-start
On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 02:26:19PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> Since the big conversion of file structs vs who owns what,
The what? I can't even parse that.
> which
> apparently includes running rc.local as the logged in user and not as
> root,
Now that is pure nonsense. You're just inventing incorrect explanations
for whatever behavior you're seeing that you don't understand.
If an /etc/rc.local file exists and has the execute bit turned on, it
is executed AS ROOT at BOOT TIME, before there is any "logged in user".
> that has hidden the iptables stuff from everybody but root since
> its not now in the users $PATH.
Now I believe you're talking about the change to "su" in buster.
https://wiki.debian.org/NewInBuster#Changes
Of course, you might be talking about something else entirely, but
your message is so unclear that I can't tell what you mean.
If you mean "the iptables command is /sbin/iptables which is not in
my PATH by default as a user", well, like... duh? Hasn't that always
been the case? iptables is a system administration command, which
most end users will never need. If you want to run it as an end user,
just make sure /sbin (and probably /usr/sbin) is in your PATH. Not
that you can do much with it as an end user. Or explicitly type
/sbin/iptables to run it.
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