bash - superuser

Tom Vilot tom at vilot.com
Mon Dec 20 07:22:37 PST 2004


>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.
>  
>

Admittedly, I'm still a bit of a noob, but I can't stand any shell but 
bash.

>>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.
>

Ya mean like ...

  ... editing /etc/rc.conf
  ... installing a port or package
  ... updating the ports tree and/or running portupgrade
  ... configuring the firewall
  ... backing up the file system
  ... checking /var/log files for attempts at cracking
  ... reading root's email
  ... rsyncing to a remote server

I would be curious how I could do any of the above as someone other than 
root.


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