[Gllug] bash startup

[Rob Andrews]

[01-Nov-2001 17:10.58 (GMT) / SteveC]
 > Having installed the bash package for FreeBSD I put /usr/local/bin/bash  
 > for my shell in the passwd entry, and /usr/local/bin/bash also appears in 
 > /etc/shells but bash never comes up, I get sh instead. bash is runnable 
 > from sh.

/me mumbles something about this being a *linux* user group... <g>

On BSDen you should be using vipw, you know. So if you've just done 'vi
/etc/passwd', you'll get no bag of bananas and no free cuddly toy. It
updates the necessary databases after you've finished editing it.

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