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From: curt@portal.ca (Curt Sampson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD on sparc - problems
Date: 20 Dec 1995 12:36:23 -0800
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In article <vqy68fczbn7.fsf@pattern.arlington.ma.us>,
John Kohl <jtk@kolvir.arlington.ma.us> wrote:
>>>>>> "Matt" == Matthew Patton <patton@sysnet.net> writes:
>In article <4b7uj3$d86@unix2.sysnet.net> patton@sysnet.net     (Matthew Patton) writes:
>
>Matt> 2) Why is chown in /usr/sbin?
>
>You must have privileges (i.e. be root) to chown(8) files.  Programs for
>administration are put into /sbin or /usr/sbin.  Programs for "normal"
>user use are in /usr/bin or /bin.

He was actually asking why it's in /usr/sbin as opposed to /sbin.

Presumably it's there because you don't need to use chown until
you're past the stage where you can mount /usr.

cjs
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