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Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 10:36:23 -0400
From: Bob Johnson <bob@eng.ufl.edu>
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> Date: 14 May 2000 17:59:49 -0700
> From: Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com>
> Subject: Unix Virus.. Old but Nasty
> 
[...]> Joking aside, I've had about enough of the csh or sh shells. Enough
> that it made me try to get rid of it.   Easily done for users but not
> so, Root.
>

That's sort of why sh is the default shell for root.  Changing it affects 
a lot of other things.  Why mess with something that works? (read my next 
comment before answering that)
 
[...]
> 
> Well I hope a few of you get a laugh out of this anecdote.  But I'd
> really really like to have someone explain to me how to setup root
> with a bash shell.  That nasty old csh really does suck.


To use root with a bash shell, just log in as toor (or su to "toor", of 
course).  That's exactly why the "toor" user exists.  

>
[...]
>

-- Bob


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