Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:39:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Gallagher <mgllghr@bu.edu> To: Cynic <cynic@mail.cz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: root shell Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.10.10106011135410.230738-100000@acstmp.bu.edu> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20010601164100.02768688@mail.cz>
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On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Cynic wrote: > Hi there, > > I have a question regarding root shell: > > how do I get the root account use other shell than csh? > I have changed the root's shell entry in /etc/passwd to > /bin/bash, but still get csh upon logging in. > > TIA > I believe there is a default root user created called toor that uses the Bourne Shell instead of csh. It might be better to change toor's shell to bash and use that account when you want to make root-only changes in a bash shell. Make sure you use chsh to make the change. (see other posts) ~mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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