[Pkg-zfsonlinux-devel] Bug#880647: Bug#880647: Suggest symlinks to binaries from /usr/bin

[Craig Sanders]

On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 08:57:46AM +0000, Colm Buckley wrote:
> As 'zfs allow' now allows certain functions to be executed by any
> user, I suggest a symbolic link from /usr/bin/zfs to /usr/sbin/{zfs,
> zpool} be included.

Why? What's so special about the zfs tools?  There are many other
tools in /sbin and /usr/sbin that provide some (generally limited)
functionality to non-root users, but none of them have a symlink
cluttering up /usr/bin.

Users who need the zfs and other sbin tools in their $PATH can easily
add the sbin directories in their .bashrc or whatever. It works and it's
easy to do - I've been doing exactly that on linux systems for over 35
years.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>