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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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