06-06-2006
there is a file /etc/passwd.
locate the row having ur user id in this file.
in that row, the 7th entry curresponds to your default shell.
change it to to the desired shell.
(provided you have the access to write. otherwise get the help of ur admin to get it done)
regard
prajith
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suspend
suspend(1) User Commands suspend(1)
NAME
suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell
SYNOPSIS
sh
suspend
csh
suspend
ksh
suspend
DESCRIPTION
sh
Stops the execution of the current shell (but not if it is the login shell).
csh
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ksh
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ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
csh(1), kill(1), ksh(1), sh(1), su(1M), attributes(5)
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