Is bash on Haiku different from the one on Linux?

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Hello

  1. Many commands in bash do not work, those that work on Linux.
  2. Is there no concept of ‘super user’?
  3. How to create a log-in for user?
  4. Multi-user permitted?
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Currently Haiku has very limited multi user support and default user has root privileges.

Bash is just script interpreter, many commands are separate executable files that need to be installed.

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Separate users can be created using useradd and passwords set using passwd; but this will not affect the GUI login at all however, only SSH logins.

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It would be quite convenient if support for bash could be “smoothened” on a first installation.

I have been using linux since almost 20 years. I have no problem adjusting to something
else, but I also like simple shells such as bash (this is why I am not using zsh by the way,
I just want things to be super simple). Haiku is looking nice, but the terminal is sort of
part of my brain and I think many other linux users will also relate to that. :slight_smile:

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What exactly is it that should be smoothened? Bash on Haiku is bash. It does exactly what it does elsewhere and can be configured the same way. When I first used Haiku I was pleasantly surprised that it had bash as it’s default shell, and it works as expected really.

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Yes, you probably meant the gnu userland, not bash.