This behavior enable you to command the RBAC via console. This avoids you to install a entire rbac graphic toolkit to set up some rules in the rbac, maybe you are running inside a ssh console.
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Run Yiic directly from your app without a shell
Whatever reason, it turns out to be easy enough to add that feature to your application. :)