/usr/local/bin in PATH

[Ed Hon]

Is it usual to have /usr/local/bin in the PATH?

[Sanjay_6]

yes.

But you may have to add it manually in your profile. Don't think it gets added by default.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Pete Randall]

Ed,

It's common but not recommended because of the security risk associated with it. The bad guys can put scripts in /usr/local/bin that imitate regular commands and use these back doors to steal passwords or accomplish other forms of mischief.


Pete

[Sundar_7 · Accepted solution]

Sure it is usual to have /usr/local/bin in the PATH.

Security folks will tell you, it should be searched only after /usr/bin, /usr/sbin or /sbin directories.

Make sure you dont have world writable permissions to the directory also ensure you have /usr/sbin, /usr/bin and /sbin listed before /usr/local/bin in the PATH.