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Re: PATH variable in zip-slackware 2.0.35


From: kay () PHREEDOM ORG (kay)
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 04:04:55 +0200


Sorry for continuing this really unnecessary thread...

On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Karl Stevens wrote:

Actually, this is the default path for USERS, not for root (Slackware 3.4,
3.5, 3.6) The default path for root is
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

This is not true. This is output from a clean Slackware 3.6:

bash# echo $PATH
/usr/local/qt/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin: \
/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/andrew/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/games:.

A quick look through the init scripts reveals no distinguish whether they
run as root, other privileged uid, or something.

The problem specified in the previous posts is only present in the zipslack
distribution.

This is not true as well. If it was only present in zipslack noone would
care. I personally wouldn't run a secure server on zipslack/umsdos.

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kay                                                     // kay () phreedom org



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