From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 11 00:13:56 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 50DD8106564A for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:13:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fquest@ccstores.com) Received: from mail.qcislands.net (mail.qcislands.net [209.53.238.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32E108FC08 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:13:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fquest@ccstores.com) Received: from [209.53.237.85] (helo=[192.168.1.4]) by mail.qcislands.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KzgtF-0004z6-CN for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:13:55 -0800 Message-ID: <4918CE42.3050504@ccstores.com> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:13:54 -0800 From: Jim Pazarena User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20081110110805.GK1302@obspm.fr> <20081110161002.GA81960@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20081110203643.GH27646@obspm.fr> <200811102235.46971.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <4ad871310811101530p7b2baa0fk7f7b5118e314c11d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310811101530p7b2baa0fk7f7b5118e314c11d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-local_scan: locally submitted (85) 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: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:13:56 -0000 Glen Barber wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Pieter Donche wrote: >> FreeBSD 7.0 comes with the user root with start up shell /bin/csh >> As normal user I use bash (/usr/local/bin/bash installed) >> I would prefer to have bash also when working as root (su). > > It is never recommended to change root's default shell to something > outside of the base install. > > The main reason is, for example, if you update your non-base shell > (via ports), and it breaks, you can no longer log in as root. If you > decide you still want to have a non-base shell for your root user, > keep root's shell default, and enable your toor user. isn't the "main reason" because other shells may reside on a filesystem which isn't necessarily mounted in maintenance/single user mode? Or, libraries for the same? -- Jim Pazarena fquest@ccstores.com