cygserver - /usr/sbin vs /usr/bin

[Vince Rice]

> On Aug 14, 2018, at 3:05 PM, cyg Simple wrote:
> 
> On 8/13/2018 10:41 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> …
>> 
>> cyglsa.dll requires an install script that would have to be change as
>> well.  In contrast, you'd have to make sure your new solution still
>> works for existing installations.  What's the gain?  Does it *hurt* to
>> have the stuff in /usr/bin like everything else?
>> 
> 
> No but then why have cygserver.exe in /usr/sbin?  Either there should be
> a separation because of required administrative rights or there
> shouldn't be at all.  Having it both ways is just confusing even if the
> confusion isn't apparent to you.

And just because it's confusing to you doesn't mean it's confusing to everyone
else. I for one have never been confused.


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