On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 18:30 +0100, Nils Philippsen wrote: > Having /sbin and /bin doesn't have a thing to do with that, the > difference is that in root's environment, "rm" is aliased to "rm > -i" (get your facts straight before pulling examples out of your hat). > For what it's worth, that inconsistency between normal and root user use > of "rm" should go away, the sooner the better. Either have it > second-guess the user all the time or never. I'd prefer never because > due to this alias, using "rm -f" has become so common-place that it's > not funny anymore. There's a lesson to be learnt from Windows' mistakes: > If users always get asked if they want to do something they initiated in > the first place, they're much more likely to always confirm whatever > comes their way. Yes, the -i aliases are one of the other biggest frustrations with Red Hat / Fedora systems. -- Jesse Keating Fedora -- All my bits are free, are yours?
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