> If OpenSolaris/Indiana moves to an Ubuntu/MacOS X
> style "always log in
> as a normal user, prompt for the root password when a
> command needs
> root" (implemented using sudo on Ubuntu, not sure
> about MacOS X),

OS X makes very heavy use of sudo, the heaviest I've seen yet.

> does the root shell issue not become moot? I.e., the
> root shell
> can stay the same because most new users will rarely
> exec
> a root shell, but will rather do all root things via
> sudo etc.?

As soon as one puts `exec "$Shell" "$Options"` in one's /.profile, the whole 
thing becomes moot.

Which is why I don't understand why this question pops up so much.
 
 
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