Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:28:32 +1000 From: George Scott <George.Scott@cc.monash.edu.au> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2.2-960226-SNAP now on ftp.freebsd.org Message-ID: <199603210628.QAA12234@moa.cc.monash.edu.au>
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>>>> Don't forget /.profile, for the single-user shell. > > It is very handy when booted single user as the root shell in that > case has a home directory of / instead of /root. I am pretty sure > that was the reason that CSRG added this link when they moved root's > home directory from / to /root. > > This also applies to /.cshrc -> /root/.cshrc (hard link) same reason, > only when you ask for the single user shell to be /bin/csh. /.profile and co are also used if you log in when your home directory doesn't exist (eg, NFS server is down, careless administrator). George.
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