Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:14:00 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: new_guy <byte8bits@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root shell Message-ID: <20090302181400.GB56706@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <22293187.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <d2f26f270903010650h243df36bx2ea07d434567633e@mail.gmail.com> <20090301161650.GB15344@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <20090301183715.5b1571db@gumby.homeunix.com> <22293187.post@talk.nabble.com>
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On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 09:55:39AM -0800, new_guy wrote: > > > 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. Well put. ////jerry > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Root-shell-tp22274005p22293187.html > Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.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"
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