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Subject: Re: csh as default root Shell
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, RW wrote:

> What you shouldn't do is set a shell installed from packages as the root
> shell, such as bash.

This has become so what canonized however... there is no problem in 
running your chosen shell. If you boot single user it will ask you for a 
shell to use. Just use /bin/sh if the volume containing your chosen shell 
isn't mounted.

Take appropriate steps to configure your login scripts accordingly if they 
are doing anything important that is dependent on the shell.