Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 02:03:58 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: leifn@internet.dk Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cron Message-ID: <199805100603.CAA13113@castor.loco.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510004140.1186A-100000@darla.swimsuit.internet.dk> from Leif Neland at "May 10, 98 00:51:45 am"
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Leif Neland wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, 9 May 1998, Doug White wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 9 May 1998, George Vagner wrote:
> >
> > > in order to fix this i just need to change the roots shell to sh???
> >
> > Yes. You should never change root's shell, no matter how tempting.
eh? Naw, we're not married to csh, are we?
> I have changed the roots shell to /usr/local/bin/bash.
> When I boot in single mode, I get the the question "enter name of shell or
> <return> for /bin/sh" (or equivalent). I then press return, and get
> /bin/sh.
>
> No problem, or am I missing anything?
>
No problem, normal operation. Recall that at this point, /usr is
(probably -- definitely, if on a separate partition), not mounted.
If you wish to use bash in single user mode, then
a) Compile it yourself, causing it to be statically linked
(add -static to CFLAGS in the makefile).
b) Install it in /bin/bash
c) Edit /etc/shells to reflect this.
I'd say do abc if you want bash as root's shell in /any/ mode. (avoids
a security attack re shared libs).
You'll get that "enter..." message no matter what, even if root's
shell is /bin/sh. Tell it /bin/bash if that's what you want.
Dave
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