[ksh93-integration-discuss] [osol-bugs] ksh93 login loops

[Roland Mainz]

Shawn Walker wrote:
> On 24/09/2007, Bob Palowoda <palowoda at fiver.net> wrote:
> > > Bob Palowoda wrote:
> > > >> 6600549 Xsession should be ksh93 aware.
> > > >
> > > >   Hmm this bug doesn't show up in b.o.o.   Wrong
> > > bugid?
> > >
> > > It's part of dtlogin, which is part of CDE, which is
> > > not
> > > part of OpenSolaris, and not found on b.o.o.
> >
> >  So could using gdm be a valid workaround?
> 
> The workaround is even easier than that, see "man shells"...

Yes...
... additionally it explains why it slipped through testing... AFAIK all
test machines had an /etc/shells file installed and that's why we never
encountered the bug until it hit the Solaris 11/Nevada B72 ISOs...
sorry... ;-(

> ksh93 can be added to /etc/shells (along with every other shell you
> consider valid) and it will work.

BTW: I added a "blog" entry in the project blog about the issue, see
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/ksh93-integration/announcements/?monthYear=September+2007#2007-09-14_Trouble_with_graphical_login__Gnome__CDE_etc____and__usr_bin_ksh93_in_Solaris_11_B72

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Bye,
Roland

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