On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 03:26:26PM -0500, Karl O. Pinc wrote: > In any case after installing dash and using it as the default sh > I found that a number of users in /etc/passwd had /bin/sh as their > shell. Needless to say this did not go over well as all the bash > features like tab completion went away. True, but this is not Debian's default. From /etc/adduser.conf: ------------------------------------------------------------------ # The DSHELL variable specifies the default login shell on your # system. DSHELL=/bin/bash ------------------------------------------------------------------ > The squeeze release notes remark on the switch of sh from bash to > dash. This section should probably also include a reminder to > check that meatspace user's shells are /bin/bash. Actually, the Release Notes do not remark that much on the switch. There is just a description of potential issues when upgrading dash or bash due to local diversions. Maybe we should add a section describing the move in the 'What's New' section and then add a footnote there... Regards Javier I could add a footnote to that effect.
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