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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Setting the default shell without using chsh Post 302119595 by ennstate on Thursday 31st of May 2007 01:55:41 AM
Old 05-31-2007
Changing shell passwd -e

Hi All,
I tried to use passwd -e & ypasswd -e but it doesnot allows me to change the shell(Permission denied).

Adding the below code to ~/.login file (My default shell is /usr/bin/tcsh) helps to me to get the korn shell.

Code:
if ( -f /usr/bin/ksh) then
setenv SHELL /usr/bin/ksh
exec /usr/bin/ksh
endif

Quote:
Problem with this is it doesnot execute the ~/.profile.
Note: I don't have root access

Please provide in your thoughts.


Thanks in Advance,
Nagarajan G
 

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getusershell(3C)					   Standard C Library Functions 					  getusershell(3C)

NAME
getusershell, setusershell, endusershell - get legal user shells SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> char *getusershell(void); void setusershell(void); void endusershell(void); DESCRIPTION
The getusershell() function returns a pointer to a legal user shell as defined by the system manager in the file /etc/shells. If /etc/shells does not exist, the following locations of the standard system shells are used in its place: /bin/bash /bin/csh /bin/jsh /bin/ksh /bin/ksh93 /bin/pfcsh /bin/pfksh /bin/pfsh /bin/sh /bin/tcsh /bin/zsh /sbin/jsh /sbin/pfsh /sbin/sh /usr/bin/bash /usr/bin/csh /usr/bin/jsh /usr/bin/ksh /usr/bin/ksh93 /usr/bin/pfcsh /usr/bin/pfksh /usr/bin/pfsh /usr/bin/sh /usr/bin/tcsh /usr/bin/zsh /usr/sfw/bin/zsh /usr/xpg4/bin/sh The getusershell() function opens the file /etc/shells, if it exists, and returns the next entry in the list of shells. The setusershell() function rewinds the file or the list. The endusershell() function closes the file, frees any memory used by getusershell() and setusershell(), and rewinds the file /etc/shells. RETURN VALUES
The getusershell() function returns a null pointer on EOF. BUGS
All information is contained in memory that may be freed with a call to endusershell(), so it must be copied if it is to be saved. NOTES
Restricted shells should not be listed in /etc/shells. SunOS 5.11 1 Nov 2007 getusershell(3C)
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