Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:23:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: roots shell Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908191019310.56029-100000@dt010nb9.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <02ba01bee9fc$8ff856c0$0200000a@home>
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On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Dan O'Connor wrote:
> > > is there any way to change root's default shell from csh to bash.
> >
> > Yes there is, but it's a bad idea. Several people have already pointed out
> > some reasons why. An additional alternative to su -m is to put the
> > following in /root/.login:
> >
> > [ -x /usr/local/bin/bash] && exec /usr/local/bin/bash
> >
> > That will start bash for you if it's available, and if it isn't you can
> > still log in.
>
> What a great idea!
Well I can't take credit for it, but I'm happy to pass it along.
IIRC I heard it first from Dag-Erling.
> Thanks for making my day!
Any time. :)
Doug
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