1. I downloaded the new version of base-files (2.0-2) today. I note that the new config files now go into the /etc/defaults directory, which is a good idea! Although it does have one disadvantage - if there are problems in the new files, many existing users won't see them.
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2. SHELL environment variable problem.
For some reason, the bash shell tends to drop the SHELL variable from the
environment, causing a variety of problems. I fixed this with a new
startup script (/etc/bash.bash_env) which issues 'export SHELL', and by contriving (via the BASH_ENV environment variable and .bashrc scripts) that all bash shells will use the script.
This is a change in bash behavior. It's intentional. It's not something new though. It's at least a year old. You can check the email archives for the bash announcement on this issue and/or the subsequent reports of "bugs" from this behavior change.
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