Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:55:16 -0500 From: "matt donovan" <kitchetech@gmail.com> To: "David Christensen" <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-i386 will changing root shell break anything? Message-ID: <28283d910901041555oa9115c1vc8c5a45454f3e91e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <F763DD8CE6D8435981C4AE71F4C03983@p43400e> References: <F763DD8CE6D8435981C4AE71F4C03983@p43400e>
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On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 5:09 PM, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com > wrote: > freebsd-questions: > > I'm building a fresh Amanda server using FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-i386: > > > http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=amand > a-server<http://portsmon.freebsd.org/portoverview.py?category=misc&portname=amanda-server>; > > > Most of my software background is GNU/Linux. I would prefer using the > Bash shell, but the default FreeBSD shell for root appears to be the C > shell: > > p3450# echo $SHELL > /bin/csh > > > I have changed the root shell to Bash on another machine I use as a CVS > server and haven't noticed any issues yet, but I've been wondering if > I'm setting myself up for problems by doing so. > > > Does anybody know if it's okay to change the root shell on FreeBSD > 7.0-RELEASE-i386? > > > TIA, > > David > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" well you will lock yourself out of the system if you uninstall bash or bash breaks. I would enable toor just in case
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