Re: 3.5.4: bash problems

On 3/20/06, GROG! (Jeff Howie) <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've had problems with bash ever since I upgrade from test5 to the
> release & I wanted to know if anybody else has experienced any
> wierdness before I file a bug report. Note that my experiences are
> with logging in via ssh. I don't do much shell work directly on the Z.
>
> I can run bash scripts just fine via cron or icon from the gui, and I
> can login normally (I have line in my .profile to exec the shell after
> login; works fine on every other box I use it on & worked fine on
> test5):
>
>     case $- in *i*)
>         [ -x /bin/bash -a -z "$BASH" ] && exec /bin/bash --login
>     esac
>
> I get the command prompt ok, but the shell locks when I try to run
> *anything*, even just clear or ls.
>

That looks like a very funky way of making bash your login shell...why
not just use chsh?

What happens if you remove that and try running bash fromt he command-line?

--
Justin Patrin


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