in the system manager. When compiled for systems with "unmerged /usr" (<filename>/bin</filename> is
not a symlink to <filename>/usr/bin</filename>),
<literal>:<filename>/sbin</filename>:<filename>/bin</filename></literal> is appended. In case of the
- the user manager, each <filename>bin/</filename> and <filename>sbin/</filename> pair is switched, so
- that programs from <filename>/usr/bin</filename> have higher priority than programs from
- <filename>/usr/sbin</filename>, etc. It is recommended to not rely on this in any way, and have only
- one program with a given name in <varname>$PATH</varname>.</para></listitem>
+ the user manager, a different path may be configured by the distribution. It is recommended to not
+ rely on the order of entries, and have only one program with a given name in
+ <varname>$PATH</varname>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
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