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Re: /bin/ksh as a default POSIX shell



> Anton Ivanov wrote:
> 
> > 	If you are right at least apache scripts are not. I suggest you 
> > file a bug against it.
> 
>  If you know how to call apache scripts to demonstrate the error then
>  please file the bug yourself.
> 
>  Check before, if you run an up-to-date apache.

I do

>  
>  apache starts up correctly for me on every system boot, and I do have
>  /bin/sh pointing to /bin/ash as well.

My fault. It actually uses #!/bin/bash which it should not anyway

> 
>  I don't see any problems with this setup, apart from occasional
>  'bashisms', which have to be reported and fixed (see Policy).

It is a bashism. 100% one. See above.

> 
> > > > 	You cannot use it as a default shell without auditing all scripts. 
> 
>  This is not correct. The scripts are fairly reliable in not using
>  bashisms, cause these had been fixed some time ago.

OK. 

> 
> 
>   Ulf
> 
> P.S.: Please can you go without the PGP stuff for the mailing list? It
>       seems to double the size of your messages. Thanks.

Bad habits. 

> 
> 

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