Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 00:04:31 +0200 (MET DST) From: Reinoud Koornstra <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.nl> To: BSD Journal - general <general@shell.bsdjournal.com> Cc: "Sloan, Kyle" <ksloan@datatimes.com>, "'Reinoud Koornstra'" <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.nl>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: standard shell. Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.990708000109.23694A-100000@ux1.ibb.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990707165311.18036A-100000@shell.bsdjournal.com>
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Well, okay, but why wont i change the /etc/password manually? Secondly, why should i use vipw, what has it got that other dont? Last of all, then how should i change the login shell as root? And yes i do everything as root, why not? I setup my system, i installed bsd on it and now everything works, even the soundcard, thanks to you all. So why not beging root? last of all, when i add a user, (i did it lately) that user has acces to all dirs and so on, how to change that? i dont want him/her to look in /boot, /etc, /usr the users must ONLY have acces to home/[username]..... how to do that? Sincerely, Reinoud. On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, BSD Journal - general wrote: > 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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