Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 13:30:19 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Adam Nealis <adamn@csl.com> Cc: Kevin Weiss <kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what is you favorite shell? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990428132726.10204Y-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <3727420F.39E539BA@csl.com>
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On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Adam Nealis wrote: > Kevin Weiss wrote: > > > > same shells, which one do you think is best to use for: > > > > a normal user account? > > > > root? > > > > I use bash for my users, and csh for my root. I've heard many knocks > > against bash though...what do you think? > I wouldn't recommend csh for root - certainly not for shell > scripting either. Too limited. > > I have no problems with bash 2 as root user. Tho' I do make > sure it's copied into /bin as the default install is to > /usr/local/bin. *slap* *slap* is your /bin/bash statically linked? If not expect a hell of a time using it in single user mode. (no /usr/lib available) I see too many people coming from Linux thinking that this is _ok_ to do. It is NOT. Typing 'bash' after 'su' don't kill you. the 'local' subtree is there for a reason. -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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