Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar(a)redhat.com> writes:
But ordinary users don't need these commands. You are acting as
an
administrator when you are using them. The information you get isn't
very useful unless you can switch to root if something is wrong.
They are essential when remote debugging over the phone. Telling users
to type /sbin/ is a pain over the phone, and so is remembering which
commands are in /sbin/ and which are in /usr/sbin/.
/Benny