On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Michael G. Schabert wrote:

> >  > >Nothing; there are no consequences to changing root's shell on NetBSD.
> >>
> >>  This must be qualified by the addition of AS LONG AS THE SHELL WILL
> >>  ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE.
> >>
> >>  For instance, if /usr/pkg is a separate partition, using a packaged
> >>  shell as root's shell can cause issues when starting in single-user
> >>  mode where /usr/pkg isn't mounted. This is why there's packages like
> >>  standalone-tcsh which installs directly into /bin/.
> >
> >Actually, in single-user mode, you get prompted to choose a shell, so
> >that issue is overrated. 8-)
>
> Duh! <slaps forehead> I knew that. Really.
>
> Heheh, thanks for the reality check on my knee-jerk old-school
> philosophy. Next you'll be telling me I don't really need "toor" for
> emergency use ;).

Actually, you don't need toor (not with "su -m").... Oh, never mind.
;-) ;-)

Frederick