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On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 07:39:18PM +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
> What is "the default shell"?

The one that is in /etc/usermgmt.conf

> Sysinst ask which shell to use for root, and when I add users I usually f=
ollow
> their personal preferences.

The one that's in the above-mentioned file is the one useradd takes by
default.  If you do not know this, you're in for a surprise.  Most
people who don't know this kind of thing are not exactly proficient with
the C shell, so changing it to sh (or ksh?) is a good idea IMHO.

Those who know can obviously change it, and will probably be familiar
with a Bourne type shell as it is the default on most systems nowadays.
Moreover, both sh and ksh are covered by POSIX.  I think csh isn't
standardized at all.  Having a nonstandard shell as the default is pretty
lame :)

Regards,
Peter
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