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... how can I get something installed in /usr/sbin? This will probably |
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open up a can of worms, but here I go. I want to change the ebuild for |
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iptables-1.2.6a to install with the prefix "/usr". Why, well I feel that |
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it is more FHS-compliant since the reasoning in the ebuild states that |
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things were moved back to /sbin and /lib to help people with netmounted |
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/usr systems get things working properly. I take exception to that on two |
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points: one, iptables is firewalling code and nothing more, and two, no |
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firewall should have netmounted systems. The FHS recommends keeping / as |
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free of things as possible. Only applications needed to repair filesystems |
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and get simple communication going are recommended for install in /. Since |
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no firewall should have any netmounted filesystems, I don't see the |
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validity in the argument for moving everything into /sbin and /lib. |
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However, changing the ebuild to fix this results in a "sandbox violation" |
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and the emerge fails. So, how can I bypass the sandbox for my iptables |
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install? This is not a swipe at the maintainer, I just have a different |
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opinion of where I want my userspace firewall code to live. Thanks for any |
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pointers. |
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geoffrey |
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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Santa Claus, |
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the Tooth Fairy, |
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Windows 2000 ... |
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Some things you just outgrow. |
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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