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# 8  
Old 01-02-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by RobertSubnet
Now the question remains, is there a problem leaving the root shell set at /bin/ksh?
I depends on the OS. If you have a traditional statically linked sh then, yes it could potentially be a problem under certain situation.

What to you get for:

Code:
ls -l /sbin/sh

and
Code:
ldd /sbin/sh

# 9  
Old 01-02-2009
reborg is this what you were asking about:

/(root)>ls -l /sbin/sh
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 95488 Oct 18 2006 /sbin/sh
/(root)>
/(root)>ldd /sbin/sh
libgen.so.1 => /lib/libgen.so.1
libsecdb.so.1 => /lib/libsecdb.so.1
libc.so.1 => /lib/libc.so.1
libnsl.so.1 => /lib/libnsl.so.1
libcmd.so.1 => /lib/libcmd.so.1
libmp.so.2 => /lib/libmp.so.2
libmd.so.1 => /lib/libmd.so.1
libscf.so.1 => /lib/libscf.so.1
libdoor.so.1 => /lib/libdoor.so.1
libuutil.so.1 => /lib/libuutil.so.1
libm.so.2 => /lib/libm.so.2
/platform/SUNW,Ultra-5_10/lib/libc_psr.so.1
/platform/SUNW,Ultra-5_10/lib/libmd_psr.so.1
/(root)>
------------------------------
Thanks,
~Robert
# 10  
Old 01-02-2009
Sorry, I forgot it was Solaris 10. There is no problem leaving it as ksh.
# 11  
Old 01-02-2009
Thanks reborg!
 
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