Re: Solaris 10 - login shell error

[Tom Scogland]

Perhaps 'shell -$SHELL' would be more what you're after?

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Andy Harrison <address@hidden> wrote:

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On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:34 PM,   wrote:
>
> Complementing the previous message.
> After some tests, I believed this is a Bug.
> When executed with option "-s -" the "sh" shell are executed , and not the
> shell on the /etc/passwd.
>
> After remove the ".screenrc" I execute:
>
>     SunOS cmartins:~> screen -s -
>     SunOS \u:\w> ps
>        PID TTY         TIME CMD
>       6859 pts/5       0:00 ps
>       6852 pts/5       0:00 sh
>     SunOS \u:\w> echo $$
>     6852
>

I don't believe it's a bug. If you consult the manpage, it says:

  * If the command begins with a '-' character, the shell will
  * be started as a login-shell.


So you've got the preceding '-' character, but no command
following it.


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Andy Harrison
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