Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 11:41:06 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> To: Graeme Tait <graeme@echidna.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why we don't mess with root's shell: Re: Need help withRoot shell? Message-ID: <199905271841.LAA16116@mina.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 27 May 1999 14:24:32 PDT." <374DB810.4111@echidna.com>
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Graeme Tait <graeme@echidna.com> wrote:
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but if /usr won't mount (as in a filesystem
> problem), you will have a *lot* more problems than finding bash - for
> example, getty, named and inetd won't run.
Yes, you're right. Sigh.
I've used a number of different Unices over the years, and programs
like getty, etc. used to be in /etc (but not in FreeBSD). They're now,
for inexplicable reasons, below /usr. Bleah.
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@sr.hp.com
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