root /etc/csh

[dan-freebsd-questions at ourbrains.org]

> 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?
> -- 
> Jim Pazarena  fquest at ccstores.com

Just link the shell of your choice statically and put it somewhere in /.
Problem solved. Why doesn't FreeBSD ship bash and other shells besides
the `sh' linked statically is beyond me. It wouldn't break ports, would
it?