Re: PATH variable in zip-slackware 2.0.35

From: kay (kayat_private)
Date: Sat Jan 02 1999 - 18:04:55 PST

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    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                                                     // kayat_private
    



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