Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:11:53 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "David Christensen" <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-i386 will changing root shell break anything? Message-ID: <443afr2cxy.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <F763DD8CE6D8435981C4AE71F4C03983@p43400e> (David Christensen's message of "Sun\, 4 Jan 2009 14\:09\:03 -0800") References: <F763DD8CE6D8435981C4AE71F4C03983@p43400e>
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"David Christensen" <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> writes: > freebsd-questions: > > I'm building a fresh Amanda server using FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-i386: > > > http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=amand > a-server > > > Most of my software background is GNU/Linux. I would prefer using the > Bash shell, but the default FreeBSD shell for root appears to be the C > shell: > > p3450# echo $SHELL > /bin/csh > > > I have changed the root shell to Bash on another machine I use as a CVS > server and haven't noticed any issues yet, but I've been wondering if > I'm setting myself up for problems by doing so. > > > Does anybody know if it's okay to change the root shell on FreeBSD > 7.0-RELEASE-i386? Assuming you build the shell statically linked, and put it in the root partition, you're unlikely to have any trouble. However: - that is what the "toor" user is for - in my own opinion, anyone who cares what shell root runs is probably spending too much time running as root -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/
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