Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:13:02 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Jim Pazarena <fquest@ccstores.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: root /etc/csh Message-ID: <20081111151302.GA86528@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <4918CE42.3050504@ccstores.com> References: <20081110110805.GK1302@obspm.fr> <20081110161002.GA81960@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20081110203643.GH27646@obspm.fr> <200811102235.46971.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <Pine.GSO.4.63.0811102239200.846@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> <4ad871310811101530p7b2baa0fk7f7b5118e314c11d@mail.gmail.com> <4918CE42.3050504@ccstores.com>
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On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 04:13:54PM -0800, Jim Pazarena wrote: > Glen Barber wrote: > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> > >wrote: > >>FreeBSD 7.0 comes with the user root with start up shell /bin/csh > >>As normal user I use bash (/usr/local/bin/bash installed) > >>I would prefer to have bash also when working as root (su). > > > >It is never recommended to change root's default shell to something > >outside of the base install. > > > >The main reason is, for example, if you update your non-base shell > >(via ports), and it breaks, you can no longer log in as root. If you > >decide you still want to have a non-base shell for your root user, > >keep root's shell default, and enable your toor user. > > isn't the "main reason" because other shells may reside on a filesystem > which isn't necessarily mounted in maintenance/single user mode? Or, > libraries > for the same? Probably is the main reason, though another is that some things may be written assuming a particular shell. Not a good practice, but happens. ////jerry > -- > Jim Pazarena fquest@ccstores.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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