Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 21:27:31 -0700 From: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> To: "Doug" <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: roots shell Message-ID: <02ba01bee9fc$8ff856c0$0200000a@home> References: <002b01bee97f$2a3fdf60$01010101@bopper> <37BB45F2.71B6FFD3@gorean.org>
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> > is there any way to change root's default shell from csh to bash. > > Yes there is, but it's a bad idea. Several people have already pointed out > some reasons why. An additional alternative to su -m is to put the > following in /root/.login: > > [ -x /usr/local/bin/bash] && exec /usr/local/bin/bash > > That will start bash for you if it's available, and if it isn't you can > still log in. What a great idea! <Slapping myself upside the head!> I can't believe I've been living with csh all this time when, if not in single user mode, I didn't have too... Thanks for making my day! --Dan ** The thing I like most about Windows 98 is... ** You can download FreeBSD with it! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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