On 2020-07-31 11:58, Bob Bernstein wrote:
*** Mandatory Trigger Warning /begin *** Brain-dead noobie post dead ahead! *** Mandatory Trigger Warning /end ***I have learned the hard way not to mess with the shell superuser is supposed to use. I rarely go to su, but it would be pleasing if, when I do, I had two features available from the shell: filename completion, and some sort of command history and recall.Can some Good Samaritan please point me to a HOW-TO that would provide the needed basic instructions?Thank you.
You shouldn't need to use su, as sudo and doas are available in the package repository/ports tree. If you really want to run a different shell as the root user when you use su, you can just call the shell you want to use:
$ su # zsh % Regards, Jordan