Subject: pkg/19804: pkg installs often assume /sbin in $PATH
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <seebs@plethora.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/11/2003 23:26:58
>Number: 19804
>Category: pkg
>Synopsis: pkg installs often assume /sbin in $PATH
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: pkg-manager
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 11 21:28:00 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Seebs
>Release: NetBSD 1.6L
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD 1.6L NetBSD 1.6L (GUILD) #0: Sat Jan 11 22:37:53 CST 2003 seebs@:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GUILD i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
The installs for procmail and apache both assume that /sbin is
in $PATH, and call 'chown' without a path.
>How-To-Repeat:
Set root up to use ksh, don't set $PATH, run an install.
>Fix:
IMHO, to add /sbin to the default path. :)
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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