root /etc/csh

[Jerry McAllister]

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 at 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

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