Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 00:23:34 -0400 From: Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Marco Shaw <marco@nbnet.nb.ca>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HELP! no shell Message-ID: <19980602002334.C16221@flarn.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <19980602121231.C22406@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 12:12:31PM %2B0930 References: <000701bd8db8$a3243580$0a22a10a@ipo10161034010.nbtel.net> <19980602121231.C22406@freebie.lemis.com>
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On Tue, Jun 02, 1998 at 12:12:31PM +0930, Greg Lehey wrote: > You shouldn't use bash in single-user mode, since it's dynamically > linked and needs the libraries in /usr/lib. Use sh instead, and put > this in your .profile: > > if [ -x /usr/local/bin/bash ]; then > exec /usr/local/bin/bash > fi I don't understand this point, even though it keeps popping up when people mention changing root's shell to bash. FreeBSD always prompts for the shell to run in single-user mode, and always defaults to /bin/sh. If the intent is to form good habits with regard to other Unix implementations, then that should be clearly stated, because otherwise it misrepresents FreeBSD's handling of single-user mode. > You should be able to reboot in single user mode and fix this. > Compare the instructions on page 157 of "The Complete FreeBSD", second > edition (http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm): [ Excellent instructions removed. Wish I hadn't spent my time composing my own in response to the *other* copy of this question. ] Regards, Matt -- Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> * Stay close to the Vorlon. http://www.pobox.com/~mph/pgp.key for PGP public key 0x67203349. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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