diff -Nur entrance~/src/client/entrance_session.c entrance/src/client/entrance_session.c
--- entrance~/src/client/entrance_session.c	2005-09-29 15:03:26.000000000 -0700
+++ entrance/src/client/entrance_session.c	2005-09-29 15:04:11.000000000 -0700
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
            snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/entrance_login %i", PACKAGE_BIN_DIR,
                     (int) pid);
         }
-        shell = strdup("/bin/sh");
+        shell = strdup("/bin/bash");
         /* this bypasses a race condition where entrance loses its x
            connection before the wm gets it and x goes and resets itself */
         sleep(10);