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Date:      Fri, 04 Jun 1999 17:30:02 +0200
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        marquis@roble.com
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: SSH2 (in FreeBSD-Questions)
Message-ID:  <96085.928510202@verdi.nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 4 Jun 1999 08:19:08 -0700 (PDT)"
References:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.990604081850.5931F-100000@roble2.roble.com>

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> One thing ports don't do well is install themselves in predictable
> locations.  Instead you'll find them installing files in
> /usr/local/etc, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/sbin, /usr/local/libexec,
> /var, etc.  When I install ssh2 I want it all under /usr/local/ssh.
> This alone is a good reason to use ports sparingly (after reviewing the
> patches).

Having everything under /usr/local/ssh is convenient in many way, but
I don't believe there is any kind of agreement that this is *the* only
correct way. Myself, I'm happy to have ssh, ssh-keygen etc. under
/usr/local/bin (actually /local/bin here) and sshd under /usr/local/sbin.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no


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