Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:24:18 -0800 From: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> To: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Cc: cjclark@home.com, Harry Woodward-Clarke <Harry.Woodward-Clarke@S1.com>, Robert Fulford <jbstrt@alltel.net>, FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: toor reference in The Complete FreeBSD Message-ID: <38D1C182.70E2BB@gorean.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003162014330.50414-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
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Ryan Thompson wrote:
> Tell me again why it is not a good idea to move bash/tcsh into /bin? I
> suppose it violates heir(7) to some extent, and bloats the (generally
> sleek) root partition some, but beyond that, is their any reason not to?
Because merely moving it into /bin is not adequate. You have to compile
it static first, then hope that nothing on the system changes from time
to time that prevents it from running. But I assume what you're really
asking is, "why can't I use <third party shell> as my root shell?" The
answer is that you're way better off with a shell that stays in synch
with the system. Of course, if you're determined to do it anyway, go
ahead. When your system breaks, don't come crying to us. :)
> Heck, I use csh for most things anyway, so I suppose this question is
> relatively academic :-)
Wow... you're really into pain here.
Doug
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