Re: No benefit for running sash as root shell?

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Subject: Re: No benefit for running sash as root shell?
From: Michael Meskes <meskes@online-club.de>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 12:54:37 +0200
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 19980828232735.B28337@test.legislate.com>; from Raul Miller on Fri, Aug 28, 1998 at 11:27:35PM -0400
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On Fri, Aug 28, 1998 at 11:27:35PM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> Should I rip out the sash postinst support for changing root's shell
> to sash?

Please, do not. However, I'd prefer your idea of adding a second root
account. 

> I can't see any benefit to this, and it's an extra question at install
> time.

If you add the second account, you can safely remove the support for
changing root's shell IMO.

Michael
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