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Modify Root user account ?
How can I modify Root account ? (I want to change the default shell after logging in)
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Your distro should have a config setup utility where you can edit information like that.

What distro are you using? In SuSE you can go to Control Panel and then edit users there.
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in nearly every derivat the default user shell is configured in /etc/passwd. vi it and change the last column to your favorite shell......

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