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Originally Posted by NullNix
. is never in the PATH because it would be a security hole, but this post is the first I've ever heard of anyone suggesting that / should be in the PATH  it's not there simply because there's nothing in / itself that anyone would want to run. No security hole, just efficiency. |
What post? who is suggesting that? knc1 certainly isn't suggesting / should be, quite the opposite.
and -
for the record... all my kindles do have a file that lives on / called
WHAT...
[root@kindle root]#
cat /WHAT
Not that I am saying for a second that is "good practice".
If you mean: "there's nothing in / itself that anyone would want to run
BY DEFAULT" then I fully agree : )
perhaps a more sensible default path could be arranged... Any suggestions?