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> Now, my question is this: can I include a line to execute bash at the
> end of the .cshrc file to switch to bash without causing the
> above-mentioned problem?

Shouldn't be a problem so long as you don't exec the shell. This means 
that, in extremely ugly situations, you'll be using more memory than 
necessary.

If you exec bash and bash fails for some reason, you'll lose your 
existing csh too, so *poof* no root login. :)

Cheers,
Sheldon.