[Bug 852897] Re: /sbin directory isn't listed into default users $PATH

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  /sbin directory isn't listed into default users $PATH

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On a just fully upgraded from 11.04 Oneiric beta the default user env
  PATH is

   echo $PATH
  /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games

  so commands like ifconfig are to be called with /sbin/ifconfig or run
  by root sudo ifconfig

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: bash 4.2-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Sep 18 00:51:08 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=it:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-16 (1 days ago)

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