From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 43bd4c7d for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2019 22:40:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DA23E9B9D7; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:40:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C15C794809; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 92AA594809; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:55 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta33p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta33p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.97]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AE2C294797 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:53 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep33p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20190917223950.EIDN3420.viclafep33p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:50 +1000 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedufedrudejgddufecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfupfevtfgpvffgnffuvffttedpqfgfvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecugedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvufgjkfhffgggtgesthdttddttdervdenucfhrhhomhepffgrvhgvucfjohhrshhfrghllhcuoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqeenucfkphepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffeenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheprghnvghurhhinhdrhhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgpdhinhgvthepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpeeouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehtuhhhshesthhuhhhsrdhorhhgqeenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedt X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.335) id 5D49251C076EDFA8 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:49 +1000 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id x8HMdmsR051198 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:48 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id x8HMdkcJ051195 for ; Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:48 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:39:46 +1000 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: <20190917013357.GA2046@mcvoy.com> Message-ID: References: <0bc0d10f-d17c-24df-2a7f-8f154eefd318@kilonet.net> <20190917011752.GY2046@mcvoy.com> <60761215-5B0E-41E9-A333-8799C6FAADD3@ccc.com> <20190917013357.GA2046@mcvoy.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] earliest Unix roff X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Mon, 16 Sep 2019, Larry McVoy wrote: > In retrospect having / be roots home is a super bad idea but I think it > was fairly common practice, /root became a thing as idiots like me > messed things up :) After my similar fsckup, I made /etc root's home directory (it was much easier to recover, and was available at boot time). -- Dave