Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:21:06 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, xiongfeng.tom@googlemail.com, dougb@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make buildworld does nothing Message-ID: <44E9EB82.7010104@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200608211318.k7LDId9P032453@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <200608211318.k7LDId9P032453@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Oliver Fromme wrote:
> Doug Barton wrote:
> > Tom Hummel wrote:
> > > alright, it was bash :( stupid shell.
> >
> > Um, sorry, let's not blame the shell for the BCK (between chair and
> > keyboard) problem. Lots of us use bash as our everyday shell (for privileged
> > and unprivileged users) without the kinds of problems you described. The
> > first thing I do when I install a new freebsd machine is to change root's
> > shell to /bin/sh, and copy over my customized .profile which either execs
> > bash if it finds it, or sets up sh with my aliases, etc.
>
> That's what "su -m" is good for.
There are actually some things in root's environment that I want to be
different, so that doesn't work for me.
Doug
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