Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:54:41 +0000 (GMT) From: BSD Journal - general <general@shell.bsdjournal.com> To: "Sloan, Kyle" <ksloan@datatimes.com> Cc: "'Reinoud Koornstra'" <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.nl>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: standard shell. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990707165311.18036A-100000@shell.bsdjournal.com> In-Reply-To: <A0EE37E16A91D211BE4E00A0C965CC2504C8E2@OKC-NT02>
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Uh, no. First of all, you really shouldnt do your every-day stuff as root, ie games, etc. Second of all, you do NOT edit the password file manually nor is it called /etc/password. If you absolutely have to change the shell, use vipw. -Patrick On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Sloan, Kyle wrote: > Try /etc/password. > > Be cautious of where you install bash though. It usually installs into > /usr/local/bin, which may not be available in the event of a system crash. > > You could set the password for the toor account, and leave its shell as > /bin/sh to get around this. > > Kyle Sloan > Data Communications Engineer > Oklahoma City Operations > Bell & Howell Information & Learning > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Reinoud Koornstra [mailto:Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.nl] > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 4:22 PM > To: Val Kilmer > Cc: Reinoud Koornstra; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: standard shell. > > > Dear Folks, > > In what file can i tell what the standard shell for the root user is? > I installed bash2 and want it as standard shell. > Bye, > > Reinoud. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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