Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:40:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Zhihui Zhang <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu> To: "Bill A. K." <billieakay@yahoo.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: roots shell Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990818093817.21929A-100000@sol.cs.binghamton.edu> In-Reply-To: <002b01bee97f$2a3fdf60$01010101@bopper>
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On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Bill A. K. wrote:
> hi,
>
> is there any way to change root's default shell from csh to bash. i'm doing
> a lot of work on my system and i'm sick of having to start bash at every
> shell i open. any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> i've already changed the path to my shell in both /etc/passwd and
> /etc/master.passwd but it didn't change it.
>
> and i would also like to know how to customize my bash prompt with my
> current directory for example.
>
I like the command history mechanism of tcsh. So whenever I install
FreeBSD, I also install the tcsh port. After I login in as root, I do:
# chpass -s tcsh root
Next time I log in, I can use arrow keys to retrieve old commands.
-Zhihui
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