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Re: pdksh package proposal
> Uhm... there's a problem here: /etc/shells could be non-existant.
> It's part of the inetutils package which is not necessarily installed.
> If so, your script fails.
>
> Another problem is, that all shells are mentioned with /bin *and /usr/bin
> path to reduce the number of confused users (we have enough of them).
>
> And: Wouldn't it make sense to add [/usr]/bin/pdksh as well?
O.K. Just so I'm sure before I send in a package update: I add both
/bin/{pd,}ksh and /usr/bin/{pd,}ksh to /etc/shells (as long as the file
exists)? If so, how come ash, bash and tcsh don't do this? Appolagies if I
have gotten this all wrong ;-)
Regards,
Elfyn McBratney
elfyn at exposure dot org dot uk
www.exposure.org.uk