On Tue, Mar 16, 1999 at 04:35:00PM +0000, Jules Bean wrote:
> > Instead of making it your login shell, make use of vipw to edit
> > /etc/passwd... Here's the first two lines out of mine:
> >
> > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
> > toor:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sash
>
> What does this gain you over the init=/bin/sash approach?
[Alt-F4] toor [Enter] <passwd> [Enter]
The ability to fix something without rebooting the machine at all.
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Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org> Debian GNU/Linux developer
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