Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:36:40 -0500 From: Marc Wiz <marc@wiz.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Necessary code or trash? Message-ID: <20030828213640.GI6312@freshaire.wiz.com> In-Reply-To: <20030828213345.GD80772@christabel.starbreaker.net> References: <1671561231.20280829005225@mail.ru> <20030828213345.GD80772@christabel.starbreaker.net>
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On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 05:33:45PM -0400, Matthew Graybosch wrote: > > As others explained these commands and others are statically linked so that > they do not depend on libraries that live in /usr. Since these are very > basic commands, it's a bad idea to have them depend on a library that might > not be available if only the / filesystem is mounted. > > Since / usually just contains /root, /bin, /sbin and a couple of others, > statically linked programs in /bin and /sbin are always available, even > in single user mode. Booting into single user only mounts /bin, which is why > some people on the list have advised sticking with /bin/sh when asked about > changing root's login shell. Sticking with /bin/sh is a good idea. What I have done is build a static version of bash and put it /bin I changed root's shell to /bin/bash and run just fine. Has anyone noticed what a pain it is to build bash statically and install it in /bin? Marc -- Marc Wiz marc@wiz.com Yes, that really is my last name.
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