On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 01:32:53PM +0000, Dick Davies typed: > * Gerhard Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [1207 12:07]: > > On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 08:41:57AM -0200, Giuliano Cardozo Medalha wrote: > > > I have a machine with FreeBSD 5.3 - release -p2. > > > > > > I have installed bash from ports. > > > > > > How is possible to use bash in root account ? > > > > Do not change the shell of the root account. If you have /usr or > > /usr/local on a separate partition, and you cannot mount for some > > reason, you wont be able to fix that, without booting from > > another device. > > No, but you'll still be able to use /bin/sh when going single user, so > what's the big deal?
Using a shell not contained in the root filesystem can cause problems even when not in single user mode. There are enough examples in the archives. > I really don't get what the problem is with this 'sh is on the root' argument. > Using bash is a lot more productive for many people, so why not let them use > it? No problem for people to be productive with bash or whatever shell they prefer. Just not for root. You should not even use the root account unless absolutely necessary. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
