Bug#366546: [Debian] login: please move nologin under /bin directory

[Ceri Davies]

On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 08:52:28AM +0300, Jari Aalto+mail.linux wrote:
> | On Tue, Jul 04, 2006 at 09:38:18PM +0300, Jari Aalto+mail.linux wrote:
> | 
> | > However nologin is a system utility it would be better kept
> | > directly under root directory, if /sbin is not ideal, then
> | > it should go to /bin -- to same place as "login".
> | 
> | That's up to you; we don't consider it a system utility, that's all.
> | 
> | Our hier(7) is pretty clear, and we try to stick to it:
> | 
> |      /bin/      user utilities fundamental to both single-user and
> | 		multi-user environments
> 
> FHS 2.3 reads
> 
>     <http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#BINESSENTIALUSERCOMMANDBINARIES>
>     /bin contains commands that may be used by both the system
>     administrator and by users, but which are required 
>     when  no other filesystems are mounted (e.g. in single user mode).
>           ============================================================

> As Debian follows the FHS, the correct place here seems to be
> /bin according to FHS. (as where "login" is also located)

From my reading, it isn't, since it isn't "required when no other
filesystems are mounted".  Obviously, I'm not familiar with your FHS, or
the historical interpretations thereof, though.

Ceri
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