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--- Begin Message ---Package: zfsutils-linux Version: 0.7.3-1 As 'zfs allow' now allows certain functions to be executed by any user, I suggest a symbolic link from /usr/bin/zfs to /usr/sbin/{zfs, zpool} be included.
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--- Begin Message ---On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 11:49 PM, Craig Sanders <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 08:57:46AM +0000, Colm Buckley wrote: >> As 'zfs allow' now allows certain functions to be executed by any >> user, I suggest a symbolic link from /usr/bin/zfs to /usr/sbin/{zfs, >> zpool} be included. > > Why? What's so special about the zfs tools? There are many other > tools in /sbin and /usr/sbin that provide some (generally limited) > functionality to non-root users, but none of them have a symlink > cluttering up /usr/bin. > > Users who need the zfs and other sbin tools in their $PATH can easily > add the sbin directories in their .bashrc or whatever. It works and it's > easy to do - I've been doing exactly that on linux systems for over 35 > years. > Changing $PATH is recommended, people doing this may also consider adding sudo configuration to make certain users able to run those commands without needing to gain root everytime. Regards, Aron
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