> On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
>
> > In message <Pine.GSO.4.04.9810060912500.22278-100000@oobleck.gatech.edu>,
> > Chris
> > Ricker writes:
> > +-----
> > | On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Matthew D. Pitts wrote:
> > | > > On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Gerhard Mack wrote:
> > | > > And anyway, /root doesn't exist on all machines.
> > |
> > | > It does on Slackware and Caldera that I know of and probably on Redhat as
> > | > well. I don't have any experience with SuSe or any European distributions.
> > |
> > | Wrong. It does as shipped. After I finish installing a RedHat system, it
> > | doesn't.
> > +--->8
> >
> > User configuration files in / are ugly. /root is far preferable.
> >
> > That doesn't mean the kernel should rely on it, but I don't think getting
> > rid of it accomplishes anything except filling / with noise.
>
> Who said I made root's login directory /? I agree, and that's something I
> change when I set up Solaris. On the other hand, one of my home systems,
> for example, doesn't have /home mounted on a separate partition, so I have
> /home/root instead of /root just because I prefer that when it's feasible
> (eg, /home is on the root partition).
>
> The point is, the kernel should not be establishing the policy that Thou
> Shalt Have a /root Directory.
hmmmm
ugh I posted this when I was too tired folks, my post was incorrect
/root/tmp/
is a BAD idea I meant ~/tmp/ . Please don't argue over what was a very
poorly thought out post due to a combination of lack of sleep and a
constuction job :/ .
I know some of my posts are controversial but this is just silly.
Gerhard
PS I'm somewhat frigetened by the fact that I do beleave that post caused
more volume then anything else I've posted (including on UDI). This is sad
it was a bad post please drop it and don't defend it's merrits.
-- Gerhard Mack irc-admin skyline.starchat.net gmack@imag.net InnerFIRE@starchat.netAs a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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