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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: network filenames
Message-ID: <4660@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 21 Jun 89 14:31:14 GMT
References: <1989Jun6.000120.14888@eci386.uucp> <216@cbnewsd.ATT.COM> <3620@orca.WV.TEK.COM>
Organization: Xenix Support
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Why is 'root's home '/'? Historical reasons? Because it's more likely
that '/' will exist after a disaster so root can still log in?

I've often thought that '/etc' would be a more logical 'home' for root. I
certainly spend more of my 'root' time there.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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