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Date:      Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:24:43 -0700
From:      "Robert Shea" <robert.shea@onlinecables.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: I deleted my shell by mistake!!
Message-ID:  <002e01c02da1$e01aa100$91c1ce3f@lola>
References:  <20001003170823.R27736@fw.wintelcom.net> <NDBBLEKOOLGIBFPGLFEKKEGECEAA.matt@researcher.com> <20001003173628.T27736@fw.wintelcom.net>

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>
> It's simple, someone with a lot more experiance than I had told me
> not to and I've never had these "oops i broke root's shell"
> embarassing moments.
>
> Now someone with a lot more experiance is telling you the same.
>
> Seriously, how difficult is it to type 'zsh' after su'ing to root?
>
> --
> -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
> "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."

I agree... basically the thing with changing your root shell is that no good
can come of it... and lots of bad can.
And besides... if you really feel the need to set your root shell... odds
are you are using the root account way too much. (with rare exception)

Robert Shea
"Ophilia you made me cry, guess that's why I learned to swim."



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