On Wed, 02 Aug 2000 13:51:22 PDT, "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" writes: >> >> Q: Can I just go and install a user with the same UID/GID as root, but >> /bin/tcsh as login-shell, so I have a fallback, JIC? >> >better yet, set root's shell to something like sash. ah, perfectly ;-) "statically linked" "built-in $TOOLS" root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash sashroot:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sash This will become a standard on my boxes, I think. Tnx! &rw