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SUN Solaris The Solaris Operating System, usually known simply as Solaris, is a free Unix-based operating system introduced by Sun Microsystems .

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Question ~ in solaris
Hi all,

In Linux, it is possible to use ~ anytime user wants to go to home directory.
I tested in Solaris and it does not work.

What is wrong?

Why it does not work?

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It does work, you just need to use a shell which supports that usage. It has nothing to do with the OS, only what shell you are using.
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I am using the shell provided with installation.
How can I change it?
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That's probably bourne shell (sh). You can try bourne again shell (bash), korn shell (ksh) or something else. Just type the shell name to switch to that shell.

Ex) bash (for bourne again shell)
ksh (for korn shell)

If you want to change the login shell, type below as root:

# passwd -e <absolute_path_to_shell> <user_name>

You probably don't want to change root's default login shell though.
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You can try with this:
cd --
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That's probably bourne shell (sh). You can try bourne again shell (bash), korn shell (ksh) or something else. Just type the shell name to switch to that shell.

Ex) bash (for bourne again shell)
ksh (for korn shell)

If you want to change the login shell, type below as root:

# passwd -e <absolute_path_to_shell> <user_name>

You probably don't want to change root's default login shell though.
Worked fine!!
Thanks!!
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You probably don't want to change root's default login shell though.
It doesn't really matter in Solaris 10 or later becasue there is no longer a staically linked shell, you just need to be sure that the shell is valid.
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