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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting How can I change my default shell Post 52820 by milhan on Sunday 27th of June 2004 02:14:21 AM
Old 06-27-2004
Quote:
Originally posted by zazzybob
If you're using solaris passwd -e will change your login shell. Which OS are you using?

Cheers
ZB
this is the message I get when I login to the system :
Code:
Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS 5.9       Generic May 2002

passwd -e command does not work either, I think passwd command is locked for the users, because it gives a brief message when I type the passwd command on shell.
 

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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. -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). User Commands 06/24/2011 CHSH(1)
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