Difference between revisions of "Default Debian Shell - dash to bash - change successful (Mar 2014)"

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'''This change was successfully implemented on March 26th, 2014.'''
 
'''This change was successfully implemented on March 26th, 2014.'''
  
The default shell for all ECE-managed Debian Linux workstations and servers was changed from dash to bash.
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The default shell for all ECE-managed Debian Linux workstations and servers was changed from ''dash'' to ''bash''.
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Please see the following articles for additional context
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https://wiki.debian.org/Shell
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https://wiki.debian.org/DashAsBinSh
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As a reminder, good scripting practice includes an explicit declaration of the shell required. Non-standard scripting calling /bin/sh may result in undesirable behaviour.

Latest revision as of 12:16, 28 March 2014

This change was successfully implemented on March 26th, 2014.

The default shell for all ECE-managed Debian Linux workstations and servers was changed from dash to bash.

Please see the following articles for additional context

https://wiki.debian.org/Shell

https://wiki.debian.org/DashAsBinSh

As a reminder, good scripting practice includes an explicit declaration of the shell required. Non-standard scripting calling /bin/sh may result in undesirable behaviour.