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Date:      Fri, 7 Jul 2000 09:35:27 -0300 (ADT)
From:      Theo Bell <freebsd@cfdnet.me.tuns.ca>
To:        "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@nwlink.com>
Cc:        cjclark@alum.mit.edu, Adam Hefetz <adam_hefetz@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: problems with root
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10007070931220.57573-100000@cfdnet.me.tuns.ca>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000707002351.14345J-100000@utah>

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Hello,

I always leave my root shell as /bin/sh and if I want to use a different
shell I type the shell name at the prompt after logging in:

screwdriver# 
screwdriver# bash
bash-2.03# 

But, normally I just su to root using the -m option which lets you keep
your environment the same and consequently, your shell.

Hope this helps..

Theo


On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Jason C. Wells wrote:

> I would add that to follow convention, leave the root user shell set to
> /bin/sh and use advanced (sic) shells with toor. You might notice that
> toor is called "Bourne Again Super User" in passwd as that user is
> intended for use with shells such as bash or even tcsh.



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