Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 18:52:13 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jason Vervlied <jvervlied@hway.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bash in /usr/local/bin? Message-ID: <3B75D33D.68368F22@softweyr.com> References: <3B74D180.D036D629@hway.net>
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Jason Vervlied wrote:
>
> Is there a reason why the bash shell is kept in /usr/local/bin.
Because bash is not 'part of FreeBSD', it is an add-on.
> I would
> personally prefer to use it for my root shell, but if I remember right,
> root needs to have something that is in /bin (I could be wrong). If I do
> need a shell located in /bin for root would it break anything if I moved
> bash from /usr/local/bin to /bin (yes I know I woudl have to update
> /etc/shells)?
Yes, unless you compile bash as a static executable. I just add a
rootb account that has bash as its shell and use that for day-to-day
work, keeping the root account as shipped by the vendor on every
system. This has the advantage of giving me a root account with a
consistent shell on any system type, without screwing up the vendor
root account.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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