> >>Hmm.. Don't exactly know why the man page states that, but typically
> >>binaries that the superuser uses are stored in /bin. Normal users use
> >>/usr/bin, which is where that should go.
>
> Actually, there seem to be a lot of programs that ordinary users would
> use in /bin.
>
> Stuff li
Dave Wreski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmm.. Don't exactly know why the man page states that, but typically
> binaries that the superuser uses are stored in /bin. Normal users use
> /usr/bin, which is where that should go.
Not quite. Executables intended primarily for the superuser go in
/sbi
Dave Wreski writes:
>>Hmm.. Don't exactly know why the man page states that, but typically
>>binaries that the superuser uses are stored in /bin. Normal users use
>>/usr/bin, which is where that should go.
Actually, there seem to be a lot of programs that ordinary users would
use in /bin.
Stuf
re commonly confused.
-Original Message-
From: Dave Wreski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, April 30, 1998 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: why shouldn't rmail be in /bin
>
>> man
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Dave Wreski wrote:
> Hmm.. Don't exactly know why the man page states that, but typically
> binaries that the superuser uses are stored in /bin. Normal users use
> /usr/bin, which is where that should go.
Close, /bin are essential programs for a user, /usr/bin are everyday
th
> man rmail says that rmail should not be in /bin. Why not...
Hmm.. Don't exactly know why the man page states that, but typically
binaries that the superuser uses are stored in /bin. Normal users use
/usr/bin, which is where that should go.
Dave
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