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On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 07:17:09PM +0200, Ulrich Mueller wrote: |
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> >>>>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019, William Hubbs wrote: |
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> > Back in the day, the s in /sbin and /usr/sbin meant static, not super |
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> > user. All binaries in those directories were statically linked. |
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> Where have you found that statement? The "s" stands for "system", |
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> not for "static". See for example [1]. |
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> Traditionally, these programs used to be in /etc (!), and were moved |
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> to /sbin later. For example, documentation of V7 Unix [2] says that |
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> "dangerous maintenance utilities" live in /etc (and doesn't mention |
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> /sbin at all). |
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> Somewhat later, in 4.3BSD NET/2 these system binaries are in /sbin: |
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> "system programs and administration utilities fundamental to both |
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> single-user and multi-user environments" [3]. |
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> [1] https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s16.html |
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> [2] https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hier&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Unix+Seventh+Edition&arch=default&format=html |
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> [3] https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hier&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=4.3BSD+NET%2F2&arch=default&format=html |
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Please read the links I posted before --specifically the comments |
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from Rob. |
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Also, there is this. |
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3519952 |
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Tl;dr the bin sbin separation is a historical separation that doesn't |
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make sense any longer. |
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William |
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