From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 11 15:16:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 420EB1065676 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:16:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 057518FC12 for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:16:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id mABFD20Y086552; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:13:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id mABFD2QN086551; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:13:02 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:13:02 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Jim Pazarena Message-ID: <20081111151302.GA86528@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20081110110805.GK1302@obspm.fr> <20081110161002.GA81960@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20081110203643.GH27646@obspm.fr> <200811102235.46971.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> <4ad871310811101530p7b2baa0fk7f7b5118e314c11d@mail.gmail.com> <4918CE42.3050504@ccstores.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4918CE42.3050504@ccstores.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: root /etc/csh X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:16:59 -0000 On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 04:13:54PM -0800, Jim Pazarena wrote: > Glen Barber wrote: > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Pieter Donche > >wrote: > >>FreeBSD 7.0 comes with the user root with start up shell /bin/csh > >>As normal user I use bash (/usr/local/bin/bash installed) > >>I would prefer to have bash also when working as root (su). > > > >It is never recommended to change root's default shell to something > >outside of the base install. > > > >The main reason is, for example, if you update your non-base shell > >(via ports), and it breaks, you can no longer log in as root. If you > >decide you still want to have a non-base shell for your root user, > >keep root's shell default, and enable your toor user. > > isn't the "main reason" because other shells may reside on a filesystem > which isn't necessarily mounted in maintenance/single user mode? Or, > libraries > for the same? Probably is the main reason, though another is that some things may be written assuming a particular shell. Not a good practice, but happens. ////jerry > -- > Jim Pazarena fquest@ccstores.com > _______________________________________________ > 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"