Re: [HACKERS] Command Locations (was Re: HISTORY for 6.5....)

> One idea, which takes into account the thought that moving the admin commands
> out of /usr/bin is a good thing, but moving them into /usr/sbin is bad, and
> we want to keep it simple for new people.

I assume this is only an RPM discussion. All third party stuff should
go in /usr/local I think.

>
> Hows about the commands are stored in ~postgres (or whateber you are using
> as an admin account). This is obviously configurable with --admin-dir in the
> configure script.
>
> This would probably work as:
>
> a ) new admins that arent familiar with a system will likely have . in the
> user paths, thus the commands will work
>
> b ) experienced admins can just choose where to install things
>
> ~Michael
>
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