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+/*
+ * Vaguely based on
+ *	@(#)pathnames.h	5.3 (Berkeley) 5/9/89
+ * This code is in the public domain.
+ */
+#ifndef PATHNAMES_H
+#define PATHNAMES_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PATHS_H
+#include <paths.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __STDC__
+# error "we need an ANSI compiler"
+#endif
+
+/* used by kernel in /proc (e.g. /proc/swaps) for deleted files */
+#define PATH_DELETED_SUFFIX	"\\040(deleted)"
+#define PATH_DELETED_SUFFIX_SZ	(sizeof(PATH_DELETED_SUFFIX) - 1)
+
+/* DEFPATHs from <paths.h> don't include /usr/local */
+#undef _PATH_DEFPATH
+#define	_PATH_DEFPATH	        "/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin"
+
+#undef _PATH_DEFPATH_ROOT
+#define	_PATH_DEFPATH_ROOT	"/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
+
+#define _PATH_SECURETTY		"/etc/securetty"
+#define _PATH_WTMPLOCK		"/etc/wtmplock"
+
+#define	_PATH_HUSHLOGIN		".hushlogin"
+#define	_PATH_HUSHLOGINS	"/etc/hushlogins"
+
+#define _PATH_NOLOGIN_TXT	"/etc/nologin.txt"
+
+#ifndef _PATH_MAILDIR
+#define	_PATH_MAILDIR		"/var/spool/mail"
+#endif
+#define	_PATH_MOTDFILE		"/etc/motd"
+#define	_PATH_NOLOGIN		"/etc/nologin"
+#define	_PATH_VAR_NOLOGIN	"/var/run/nologin"
+
+#define _PATH_LOGIN		"/bin/login"
+#define _PATH_INITTAB		"/etc/inittab"
+#define _PATH_RC		"/etc/rc"
+#define _PATH_REBOOT		"/sbin/reboot"
+#define _PATH_SHUTDOWN		"/sbin/shutdown"
+#define _PATH_SINGLE		"/etc/singleboot"
+#define _PATH_SHUTDOWN_CONF	"/etc/shutdown.conf"
+
+#define _PATH_SECURE		"/etc/securesingle"
+#define _PATH_USERTTY           "/etc/usertty"
+
+#define _PATH_TERMCOLORS_DIRNAME "terminal-colors.d"
+#define _PATH_TERMCOLORS_DIR	"/etc/" _PATH_TERMCOLORS_DIRNAME
+
+/* used in login-utils/shutdown.c */
+
+/* used in login-utils/setpwnam.h and login-utils/islocal.c */
+#define _PATH_PASSWD		"/etc/passwd"
+
+/* used in login-utils/newgrp and login-utils/setpwnam.h*/
+#define _PATH_GSHADOW		"/etc/gshadow"
+
+/* used in login-utils/setpwnam.h */
+#define _PATH_GROUP		"/etc/group"
+#define _PATH_SHADOW_PASSWD	"/etc/shadow"
+#define _PATH_SHELLS		"/etc/shells"
+
+/* used in term-utils/agetty.c */
+#define _PATH_ISSUE		"/etc/issue"
+#define _PATH_OS_RELEASE	"/etc/os-release"
+#define _PATH_NUMLOCK_ON	_PATH_LOCALSTATEDIR "/numlock-on"
+
+#define _PATH_LOGINDEFS		"/etc/login.defs"
+
+/* used in misc-utils/look.c */
+#define _PATH_WORDS             "/usr/share/dict/words"
+#define _PATH_WORDS_ALT         "/usr/share/dict/web2"
+
+/* mount paths */
+#define _PATH_UMOUNT		"/bin/umount"
+
+#define _PATH_FILESYSTEMS	"/etc/filesystems"
+#define _PATH_PROC_SWAPS	"/proc/swaps"
+#define _PATH_PROC_FILESYSTEMS	"/proc/filesystems"
+#define _PATH_PROC_MOUNTS	"/proc/mounts"
+#define _PATH_PROC_PARTITIONS	"/proc/partitions"
+#define _PATH_PROC_DEVICES	"/proc/devices"
+#define _PATH_PROC_MOUNTINFO	"/proc/self/mountinfo"
+#define _PATH_PROC_LOCKS        "/proc/locks"
+#define _PATH_PROC_CDROMINFO	"/proc/sys/dev/cdrom/info"
+
+#define _PATH_PROC_UIDMAP	"/proc/self/uid_map"
+#define _PATH_PROC_GIDMAP	"/proc/self/gid_map"
+
+#define _PATH_PROC_ATTR_CURRENT	"/proc/self/attr/current"
+#define _PATH_PROC_ATTR_EXEC	"/proc/self/attr/exec"
+#define _PATH_PROC_CAPLASTCAP	"/proc/sys/kernel/cap_last_cap"
+
+
+#define _PATH_SYS_BLOCK		"/sys/block"
+#define _PATH_SYS_DEVBLOCK	"/sys/dev/block"
+#define _PATH_SYS_CLASS		"/sys/class"
+#define _PATH_SYS_SCSI		"/sys/bus/scsi"
+
+#define _PATH_SYS_SELINUX	"/sys/fs/selinux"
+#define _PATH_SYS_APPARMOR	"/sys/kernel/security/apparmor"
+
+#ifndef _PATH_MOUNTED
+# ifdef MOUNTED					/* deprecated */
+#  define _PATH_MOUNTED		MOUNTED
+# else
+#  define _PATH_MOUNTED		"/etc/mtab"
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _PATH_MNTTAB
+# ifdef MNTTAB					/* deprecated */
+#  define _PATH_MNTTAB		MNTTAB
+# else
+#  define _PATH_MNTTAB		"/etc/fstab"
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#define _PATH_MNTTAB_DIR	_PATH_MNTTAB ".d"
+
+#define _PATH_MOUNTED_LOCK	_PATH_MOUNTED "~"
+#define _PATH_MOUNTED_TMP	_PATH_MOUNTED ".tmp"
+
+#ifndef _PATH_DEV
+  /*
+   * The tailing '/' in _PATH_DEV is there for compatibility with libc.
+   */
+# define _PATH_DEV		"/dev/"
+#endif
+
+#define _PATH_DEV_MEM		"/dev/mem"
+
+#define _PATH_DEV_LOOP		"/dev/loop"
+#define _PATH_DEV_LOOPCTL	"/dev/loop-control"
+#define _PATH_DEV_TTY		"/dev/tty"
+
+
+/* udev paths */
+#define _PATH_DEV_BYLABEL	"/dev/disk/by-label"
+#define _PATH_DEV_BYUUID	"/dev/disk/by-uuid"
+#define _PATH_DEV_BYID		"/dev/disk/by-id"
+#define _PATH_DEV_BYPATH	"/dev/disk/by-path"
+#define _PATH_DEV_BYPARTLABEL	"/dev/disk/by-partlabel"
+#define _PATH_DEV_BYPARTUUID	"/dev/disk/by-partuuid"
+
+/* hwclock paths */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ADJTIME_PATH
+# define _PATH_ADJTIME		CONFIG_ADJTIME_PATH
+#else
+# define _PATH_ADJTIME		"/etc/adjtime"
+#endif
+
+#define _PATH_LASTDATE		"/var/lib/lastdate"
+#ifdef __ia64__
+# define _PATH_RTC_DEV		"/dev/efirtc"
+#else
+# define _PATH_RTC_DEV		"/dev/rtc"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _PATH_BTMP
+#define _PATH_BTMP		"/var/log/btmp"
+#endif
+
+/* raw paths*/
+#define _PATH_RAWDEVDIR		"/dev/raw/"
+#define _PATH_RAWDEVCTL		_PATH_RAWDEVDIR "rawctl"
+/* deprecated */
+#define _PATH_RAWDEVCTL_OLD	"/dev/rawctl"
+
+/* wdctl path */
+#define _PATH_WATCHDOG_DEV	"/dev/watchdog"
+
+/* ipc paths */
+#define _PATH_PROC_SYSV_MSG	"/proc/sysvipc/msg"
+#define _PATH_PROC_SYSV_SEM	"/proc/sysvipc/sem"
+#define _PATH_PROC_SYSV_SHM	"/proc/sysvipc/shm"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_MSGMAX	"/proc/sys/kernel/msgmax"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_MSGMNB	"/proc/sys/kernel/msgmnb"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_MSGMNI	"/proc/sys/kernel/msgmni"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_SEM	"/proc/sys/kernel/sem"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_SHMALL	"/proc/sys/kernel/shmall"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_SHMMAX	"/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax"
+#define _PATH_PROC_IPC_SHMMNI	"/proc/sys/kernel/shmmni"
+
+/* kernel command line */
+#define _PATH_PROC_CMDLINE	"/proc/cmdline"
+
+#endif /* PATHNAMES_H */
+