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bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration.
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Authored by des on May 11 2025, 2:50 PM.
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rG95223d920aea: bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration.
rG242b52ba3c38: bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration.
rG5870d6a1ef4e: bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration.
Summary

If the user accepts our offer of a shell to perform final configuration
tasks before rebooting, start a login shell. This ensures it will have
the correct PATH and be able to install packages without issues.

MFC after: 3 days

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des created this revision.May 11 2025, 2:50 PM
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des requested review of this revision.May 11 2025, 2:50 PM
Harbormaster completed remote builds in B64082: Diff 155286.May 11 2025, 2:50 PM
des added a subscriber: • grahamperrin.May 11 2025, 2:57 PM
allanjude accepted this revision.May 11 2025, 3:19 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.May 11 2025, 3:19 PM
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allanjude added inline comments.May 11 2025, 3:22 PM
usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto
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would /usr/bin/login -f root not be better to accomplish this?

emaste added a subscriber: emaste.May 11 2025, 3:46 PM
des added inline comments.May 11 2025, 3:50 PM
usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/auto
412

I guess, but this seemed less risky. Also, login has additional side effects, like updating utmpx.

allanjude accepted this revision.May 11 2025, 3:55 PM

I didn't realize we had added -l to /bin/sh.

LGTM

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.May 11 2025, 3:55 PM
jrtc27 accepted this revision.May 11 2025, 4:13 PM

Seems sensible to me

emaste accepted this revision.May 11 2025, 4:15 PM

Ah, -l is less than a year old (65f5dd42f11cdcb7716e6cdd09fac2314c144c1f)

des marked an inline comment as done.May 11 2025, 8:59 PM
Closed by commit rG5870d6a1ef4e: bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration. (authored by des). · Explain WhyMay 11 2025, 9:05 PM
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des added a commit: rG95223d920aea: bsdinstall: Use a login shell for final configuration..May 14 2025, 6:08 PM

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