From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 8 08:02:09 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 554FE16A4E1; Sun, 8 May 2005 08:02:09 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3E0943D8D; Sun, 8 May 2005 08:02:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) j48824fD037834; Sun, 8 May 2005 10:02:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j48824ds021839; Sun, 8 May 2005 10:02:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j48824uN021838; Sun, 8 May 2005 10:02:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wb) Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 10:02:04 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Michael Nottebrock Message-ID: <20050508080204.GA21819@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200505080425.24495.lofi@freebsd.org> <20050508073446.GA21550@freebie.xs4all.nl> <200505080957.19137.lofi@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200505080957.19137.lofi@freebsd.org> X-OS: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: "M. Warner Losh" Subject: Re: boot banner project X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 08:02:09 -0000 On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 09:57:14AM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote.. > On Sunday, 8. May 2005 09:34, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 04:25:20AM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote.. > > > > > On Thursday, 5. May 2005 04:16, Charles Swiger wrote: > > > > Data point: I've been running /bin/sh as root's shell on a bunch of > > > > machines with zero issues since 4.0. > > > > > > You got lucky then, because there's some actual footshooting potential in > > > doing that. Use toor. > > > > Interesting, I have been running /bin/sh since 1.0R (yes..) for root > > and it never bit me. Where is that footshooting potential? > > Sorry, I just scanned the thread before replying - there's probably no > footshooting potential in using /bin/sh for root. > > I was thinking about using (/usr/local/bin/)bash for root, something a lot of > people try to do (until they notice a toe missing :). Been doing that as well, again without problems. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org