From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 10 21:53:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EB2C106564A for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:53:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C1128FC14 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:53:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from pd5ml2no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.164]) by pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 10 Nov 2008 14:53:00 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=0 a=KoDPwd6_AAAA:8 a=jQuxibW8uDaa60ZyndoA:9 a=wcGgUPbQOuB64yH149qyaiw-iNgA:4 Received: from s0106000d935c7902.du.shawcable.net (HELO gom.home) ([70.67.160.177]) by pd5ml2no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 10 Nov 2008 14:53:00 -0700 Received: from gom.home (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gom.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6E9B1701E; Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:52:53 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:52:53 -0800 From: prad To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20081110135253.50f23547@gom.home> In-Reply-To: References: <20081110110805.GK1302@obspm.fr> <20081110161002.GA81960@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20081110203643.GH27646@obspm.fr> <200811102235.46971.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.3.1 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Pieter Donche Subject: Re: root /etc/csh X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:53:01 -0000 On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:46:57 +0100 (CET) Pieter Donche wrote: > I could change the startup shell in /etc/passwd, but would that be a > wise thing to do or not? > we use zsh, but have left the root shell the way it is. if something goes wrong with zsh (or whatever), then it may be difficult to get in as root, possibly. besides, we can still become root with su -lm l for "Simulate a full login ..." and m for "Leave the environment unmodified. The invoked shell is your login shell, and no directory changes are made ..." -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's