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From: Steven Lembark <lembark@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Recovering root password
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:52:36
Message-Id: 47E83EC2.3010907@wrkhors.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Recovering root password by Neil Bothwick
1 > It's probably better to use a shell designed for rescue work,
2 > like sash or busybox instead of bash, especially if /usr is on a
3 > separate filesystem.
4
5 The statically linked bash acutally works rather
6 well for this. The main advantage I've found
7 using it for recovery situations is that I'm
8 used to it: sourceing root's .bash_profile is
9 enough to give a familiar environment.
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