On 09/20/2009 02:51 PM, Dale wrote:
Alan McKinnon wrote:
The reason you don't see bash in ps is because you are not running bash. I do,
but you obviously don't. What shell does root use per /etc/passwd?
This one:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Looks like bash. ;-) I assume this is the default because I have never
changed this file. Is there something screwy with my system?
In linux bash is the default shell (even sh is a symlink to bash) but in
other OS's other default shells prevail.
How did you type your 'ps aux' command? In an xterm window, or what?
Here's a snippet from my ps axf: (I love that 'f' flag)
4682 tty1 S 0:00 xterm -bg rgb:db/e9/f9 -sb -fn 9x15
4685 pts/0 Ss 0:00 \_ bash
4724 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ su
4729 pts/0 S 0:00 \_ bash
22427 pts/0 R+ 0:00 \_ ps axf
