Re: [HEADSUP] making /bin/sh the default shell for root

> No. The system shell is supposed to make the system usable
> by the users. Actually, the real problem is that the easiest way
> to shoot one's own foot is by changing the language (say, the
> shell) spoken by default by FreeBSD.

Well, the FreeBSD system speaks sh for its own use, this is clearly
documented as the shell called by init(8), and later by rc(8),
it should probably be the root:0 entry at least for consistancy.
No other shell is called by the FreeBSD system there.
Whatever the users want for their own shells is really up
to them to decide after that.

"Default" is bit of low context word, as there is no falling
back to some shell occuring, no filling in for some missing
option, etc. Maybe use word "shipped" or "root" instead.

Everyone said they already do, and will continue to,
exec whatever shell they like, whether after login,
or by changing the entry. So in addition to the user
being ultimately responsible for their own box and usage,
this well announced entry for UPDATING cannot therein
really be responsible for any user self-shooting.

> This is non-sense.

Well, FreeBSD does not add every shell in base,
does not add every app to base, etc.
Some reasons for those limits should be obvious.
This update gives further distilling clarity by
limiting the number of shipped uid 0 entries to 1,
with that 1 being sh.

> Every unix user should know that it's
> possible to changing the used shell by using
> chsh and this includes root.

Then for every user, this update is not a problem.

> BTW, toor default to sh, not tcsh.

No one said that the toor entry does not use sh.


Cheers :)