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Date:      Sun, 3 Aug 1997 13:09:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
To:        Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com>
Cc:        bomber <bomber@globalpac.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bash as default
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970803130843.8272A-100000@luke.cpl.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.UW2.3.95.970802123544.7720E-100000@cedb>

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> On Fri, 1 Aug 1997, bomber wrote:
> > 	pardon the newbie question, but what do i need to do to have Bash
> > as the default shell for logins (including root)?
> 
> When you run adduser for the first time it prompts you for
> default values, including the shell.  Set them there and
> you are all set for future users.
> 
> As for root using bash, there is a school of thought that
> root should not have a "comfortable" shell.  I subscribe to
> that.  But it's your machine, just run vipw and change
> root's shell if you want to.

Isnt "chsh username" a little easier?





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