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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
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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?