Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 12:03:57 -0400 (EDT) From: mi@aldan.algebra.com To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Confusing location of md5 program Message-ID: <199904271603.MAA18063@misha.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990427164753.steveo@iol.ie> from "Steve O'Hara-Smith" at "Apr 27, 1999 04:47:53 pm"
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Steve O'Hara-Smith once wrote: > 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) ? There is no /lib on FreeBSD and none of the /bin/* (except for rmail) is dynamicly linked. Both of this things are quite easy to find out without any documentation, BTW :-) -mi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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