On 03/28/2011 05:46:05 PM, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote: > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 03:26:26PM -0500, Karl O. Pinc wrote: > > In any case after installing dash and using it as the default sh > > I found that a number of users in /etc/passwd had /bin/sh as their > > shell. Needless to say this did not go over well as all the bash > > features like tab completion went away. > > True, but this is not Debian's default. From /etc/adduser.conf:
Yes. I'm not sure how real users got /bin/sh as their shell in /etc/passwd. > > The squeeze release notes remark on the switch of sh from bash to > > dash. This section should probably also include a reminder to > > check that meatspace user's shells are /bin/bash. > > Actually, the Release Notes do not remark that much on the switch. > There is > just a description of potential issues when upgrading dash or bash > due > to > local diversions. > > Maybe we should add a section describing the move in the 'What's New' > section > and then add a footnote there... Humm. Perhaps it's the dash install debconf screen itself that I was thinking of. In any case the change to a POSIX sh seems worth a remark, although since the debian default for users in /etc/passwd is bash I no longer think that it's worth remarking about /etc/passwd. After all there's an infinite number of ways to break things. Sysadmins should be made aware of the POSIX default shell. Although existing installation have a whole release cycle (or more) to adjust, anyone who's got their own shell scripts that they install on new systems may need to take note. Regards, Karl <[email protected]> Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward." -- Robert A. Heinlein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1301353143.1977.1@mofo
