root /etc/csh

[Jim Pazarena]

Glen Barber wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche at ua.ac.be> wrote:
>> FreeBSD 7.0 comes with the user root with start up shell /bin/csh
>> As normal user I use bash (/usr/local/bin/bash installed)
>> I would prefer to have bash also when working as root (su).
> 
> It is never recommended to change root's default shell to something
> outside of the base install.
> 
> The main reason is, for example, if you update your non-base shell
> (via ports), and it breaks, you can no longer log in as root.  If you
> decide you still want to have a non-base shell for your root user,
> keep root's shell default, and enable your toor user.

isn't the "main reason" because other shells may reside on a filesystem
which isn't necessarily mounted in maintenance/single user mode? Or, libraries
for the same?
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