On 06.1.2005 �., 01:05, you wrote: LL> Are you the only admin for that machine?
LL> I like bash, but normally I use the default sh as LL> startup-login shell, and I switch to bash when I am in. This way, LL> I don't conflict with other admins who also look at the machine LL> and like their own shells (there is one who likes tcsh, another LL> likes ksh, and so on). LL> Regards, LL> Leo It's better to use sh as default shell as it's included in Core installation. Bash isn't. So if there is some problem in your system and you for example reinstall it, what will happen if bash is broken, and it's your shell in passwd file ? You guessed it - root user will be inaccessible. So best practice is to leave sh as your default shell, and after login as root just start your favorite shell. HTH, Peter LL> ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- LL> From: "Fernando Machado Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> LL> Reply-To: Solaris-Users mailing list <[email protected]> LL> Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 20:30:50 -0200 LL> as I know, no.... LL> u can use bash under solaris. and i think most of users do the same. LL> rgds! LL> Fernando LL> Michael Banta wrote: >> Hello. >> >> Is there any benefit to using the default shell 'sh' versus bash? I >> am used to Linux, where the shell prompt is a little more user >> friendly, like command completion, more descriptive prompt, using the >> backspace key to backspace. >> >> Any comments would be great. >> >> Thanks >> Mike >> >> -- Peter Kirkov Support Engineer ________________________________________________ ACT Sofia Tzarigradsko shosse blvd. 7km BIC-IZOT, Office 710-714 Tel: +359-2-9718354 1113 Sofia - Bulgaria Fax: +359-2-9718343 mobile: +359-889-919638 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Solaris-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users
