Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 08:45:22 -0700 (MST) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I chang my root shell Message-ID: <199701241545.IAA03070@obie.softweyr.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970122191618.411A-100000@localhost> References: <9700228539.AA853976013@ccsmtp2.eccs.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.970122191618.411A-100000@localhost>
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gippolit@ccsmtp2.eccs.com wrote:
=) How do I change my root shell
jandrese@vt.edu replied:
> You don't want to do this. Login as a regular user and su to root
> instead, it will keep the original user's shell (assuming you don't use
> the -l option)
> The reason for this:
> Assume you change root's shell to /usr/local/bin/tcsh, then later on,
> something breaks in your rc, /usr won't be mounted and root won't have a
> shell.
If you really want a root login account, create another account with
uid/gid of zero. I have a 'rootb' account on my machines, which is root
with the bash shell. This leaves root in the standard configuration,
but gives me a login account with a usable shell. ;^)
BTW, doing an 'su' without using '-' is dangerous, you often have PATH
entries in your account that you *really don't want* while root.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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