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From: bluen@ee.uni-sb.de (bluen (Juergen PETER))
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: Few questions about NetBSD
Followup-To: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Date: 09 Feb 1996 12:27:38 GMT
Organization: Mikroelektronik, Univ. Saarland
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Message-ID: <BLUEN.96Feb9132738@microsparc20a.mikroelektronik>
References: <1747.6610T551T2688@stack.urc.tue.nl> <4fe06q$r70@due.unit.no>
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In-reply-to: kolla@nvg.unit.no's message of 8 Feb 1996 23:15:38 GMT
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>>>>> "Kolbjxrn" == Kolbjxrn Barmen <kolla@nvg.unit.no> writes:
In article <4fe06q$r70@due.unit.no> kolla@nvg.unit.no (Kolbjxrn Barmen) writes:

 Kolbjxrn> Yup, another dumb thing with NetBSD. Why there isnt a
 Kolbjxrn> better default shell, I dunno. I've installed bash, and set
 Kolbjxrn> /bin/bash as shell for root with vipw, but I always get
 Kolbjxrn> complaines about "unknown rootshell" even though its no
 Kolbjxrn> problems using it.

Sounds as if you have forgotten to add the line

/bin/bash

to /etc/shells.

bluen
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