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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Change default shell Post 302244578 by npaisnel on Wednesday 8th of October 2008 08:31:04 AM
Old 10-08-2008
Thanks, I am sure that is true, but as I am just starting out, and wanted to run through this tutorial:
UNIX / Linux Bourne / Bash Shell Scripting Tutorial [ steve-parker.org ]

which is written with the bourne shell in mind. It is easier for me if I start from the correct shell.

That way at least I know that when something goes wrong, it is something I have done rather than a difference between the tutorial (sh) and the shell I am using (csh)

The very first line in the tutorial gets you to change the prompt to $.

The command given failed and I assumed I must have been doing something wrong. Turns out that it was the shell differences. I needed to use set prompt="$ " and not what the tutorial gave.

Since I first posted, I managed to edit the passwd file and save it to the local HDD, and using the post init command section of the FreeNAS WebGUI, managed to get it to copy across on boot up.

Still did not change the user shell though, although the edited and copied version is in /etc.

I did forget to mention that I am accessing the box remotely on the local network using PuTTy.

I tried using:
exec bash
It just closed the Putty window down immediately on hitting the RETURN key...but if it had worked, would that not have put me in a bash shell rather than sh?

Last edited by npaisnel; 10-08-2008 at 03:35 PM..
 

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CHSH(1)                                                            User Commands                                                           CHSH(1)

NAME
chsh - change login shell SYNOPSIS
chsh [options] [LOGIN] DESCRIPTION
The chsh command changes the user login shell. This determines the name of the user's initial login command. A normal user may only change the login shell for her own account; the superuser may change the login shell for any account. OPTIONS
The options which apply to the chsh command are: -h, --help Display help message and exit. -R, --root CHROOT_DIR Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory. -s, --shell SHELL The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to blank causes the system to select the default login shell. If the -s option is not selected, chsh operates in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the current login shell. Enter the new value to change the shell, or leave the line blank to use the current one. The current shell is displayed between a pair of [ ] marks. NOTE
The only restriction placed on the login shell is that the command name must be listed in /etc/shells, unless the invoker is the superuser, and then any value may be added. An account with a restricted login shell may not change her login shell. For this reason, placing /bin/rsh in /etc/shells is discouraged since accidentally changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from ever changing her login shell back to its original value. FILES
/etc/passwd User account information. /etc/shells List of valid login shells. /etc/login.defs Shadow password suite configuration. SEE ALSO
chfn(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5). shadow-utils 4.5 01/25/2018 CHSH(1)
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