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Hi everyone:

Mi default shell is sh, i need to set the TMOUT variable so i need to change the shell to ksh, I change the /etc/profile file as follows, but when i do an echo $0 stll sh been the shell:

# more /etc/profile
#
# (c) Copyright 1990, OPEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC.
# ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
#
#
# OSF/1 Release 1.0

trap "" 2 3

export LOGNAME TERM

. /etc/TIMEZONE

# Login and -su shell get /etc/profile services.
# -rsh is given its environment in its .profile.
case "$0" in
-su )
export PATH
;;
-sh )
export PATH
;;
-ksh )
export PATH
;;
esac

umask 022
trap 2 3
SHELL=/bin/ksh
export SHELL
TMOUT=1800
export TMOUT
# echo $SHELL
/bin/ksh
# echo $0
-sh


What should I do to have ksh as my default shell?

Best regards

You change your login shell in /etc/passwd, not profile.

Tks a lot!!

It worked like a charm

Have a great day