On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 10:07:22 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote: > > I don't think it's down to the shell, sysresccd includes bash too > > AFAIR. > > Yes, bash is present, but root (superuser) has /bin/zsh as its shell in > /etc/passwd, so bash scripts aren't run on login.
Ah yes, I see what you mean. > > Aha, just found the proper documentation for it > > http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Run_your_own_scripts_with_autorun > > > That looks interesting - thanks. First though I think I'll pursue > getting my aliases, and unaliases, into zsh startup. Or is it simple to > change root's login shell? It seems unlikely that simply > editing /etc/passwd would do it. It is that simple. One of the first things I do on a new install is sed -i s/bash/zsh/ /etc/passwd Dropping the aliases into ~/.zshrc is the easy option, that way to get your aliases and a superior shell. -- Neil Bothwick "He's dead, Jim. You get his phaser, I'll grab his wallet."
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