Re: Root's Shell

[Greg Thomas <getbsd_(_at_)_sbcglobal_(_dot_)_net>]

On Thursday, Jan 9, 2003, at 09:11 US/Pacific, Andrew Basterfield wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:03:04 +0100
> Saad Kadhi <saad_(_at_)_docisland_(_dot_)_org> wrote:
>
> > > Can I adapt the root terminal to include things like Ctrl A (go to
> > > beginning of line) & Ctrl E (go to end of line), tab(autocomplete)?
>
> > this depends on the shell a user use. openbsd's root shell is  csh.
> > the completion feats you are talking about are bash's[1].
>
> and OpenBSD's /bin/ksh
>
> > it is not advised to change the root shell. however, your average
> > admin usually create a 'toor' account which has the same ID as  root
> > (0)  and give it a bash shell.
>
> Why not? What is the problem changing root's shell as long as the new
> shell is static and has no dependencies on another file-system?

Why bother changing something that isn't broken?  It's so simple to 
start your favorite shell from the default shell that I don't 
understand why people go to such great lengths to possibly break their 
systems. Making a mistake while changing root's shell is the second 
most often FAQ after "I forgot my password".

Greg "KISS" T.