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host_autosetup/host_autosetup.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# bootstrapping with sh until we have bash installed
+# can you make this script run in bash, but fall back to sh if bash is not installed?
 
 # check if we are running as root
 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -15,8 +13,11 @@ if ! command -v bash > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     apt install -y bash
 fi
 
-# switch to bash as our shell
-chsh -s /bin/bash
+# re-exec this script in bash if not already running in bash
+if [ -z "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Re-executing script in Bash..."
+    exec /bin/bash "$0" "$@"
+fi
 
 if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
     echo "Running in Bash $BASH_VERSION"
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ if [ ! -f "/home/dropshell/.ssh/known_hosts" ]; then
     touch /home/dropshell/.ssh/known_hosts
 fi
 
+# ensure default shell for dropshell user is bash
+chsh -s /bin/bash dropshell
+
 #--------------------------------
 
 # download dropshell