Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 16:47:53 +0100 (IST) From: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steveo@iol.ie> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@altavista.net> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> Subject: Re: Confusing location of md5 program Message-ID: <XFMail.990427164753.steveo@iol.ie> In-Reply-To: <3725DA26.4BAB3A2B@altavista.net>
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On 27-Apr-99 Maxim Sobolev wrote:
>> At a guess, it is there to ensure that when you boot single user,
>> and
>> have only /, you can still verify the integrety of other files...
>
> Why not to put it in /bin?
I had always understood that sbin meant static binaries (ie:
those that could be used even when /lib is hosed) and should contain
the vital binaries for such situations. I have just failed to locate
the documentation that has left me believing this so could somebody
confirm (or deny) ?
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