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From: bri@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Brian Ellis)
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Subject: Re: What should the password/security/userinfo/login system include?
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Date: 7 Dec 89 02:45:21 GMT
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In article <4180@sbcs.sunysb.edu> brnstnd@stealth.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes:
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>I find myself working (not too strenuously) on a complete redesign of
>the user control system. Basically, what d'y'all want in it? I don't
>promise to take any particular suggestion, but I'll give credit for new
>ideas that I use.

	For one thing, the unix filesystem is not all that organized. I
	would recommend gloming things like /bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin
	You might also eliminate the historical distinction between
	/etc and /bin. General cleanup and unification would be great.

	-brian ellis (bri@boulder.Colorado.EDU)