Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 09:55:39 -0800 (PST) From: new_guy <byte8bits@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root shell Message-ID: <22293187.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <20090301183715.5b1571db@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <d2f26f270903010650h243df36bx2ea07d434567633e@mail.gmail.com> <20090301161650.GB15344@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <20090301183715.5b1571db@gumby.homeunix.com>
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RW-15 wrote: > > On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 16:16:50 +0000 > Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> wrote: > >> pdksh is statically linked and I don't know if bash is. > > It's a build option. > > Seems root should have a static shell always... otherwise, all bets are off as some of the shared libs may be inaccessible or damaged. So long as bash is statically linked and properly located, there should not be an issue. But most folks (linux users) aren't aware of the implications of dynamic linking and such. So it's probably best to 'just say no' to the OP's question. Leave root's shell alone unless you know what you're doing and bash is built appropriately. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Root-shell-tp22274005p22293187.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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