Re: bug in testing for a restricted shell

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05b
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
> 
>       Trying to set up a user who logs into a restricted shell.  Set
>       shell field in /etc/passwd to /usr/rbin/rbash, add filename to
>       /etc/shells, copy bash to /usr/rbin/rbash.
> 
>       User logs in over ssh, but is not in a restricted shell.
> 
>       This is because in a login shell, the shell is "-rbash", with
>         a leading minus.

This was fixed in bash-3.0.

Chet

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