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From: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: bash as default
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> hi!
> 	pardon the newbie question, but what do i need to do to have Bash
> as the default shell for logins (including root)?
> is it as simple as editing the /etc/passwd file? :)
> 
I use bash as default for everything.  When editing the password
file use vipw, or use chsh.

John