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Old 12-01-2008
The behavior of bash depends on the way it is invoked, and it will behave differently if it is invoked as rbash or sh by checking what the command used to run it was.

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RESTRICTED SHELL

       If  bash  is  started with the name rbash, or the -r option is supplied at invocation, the shell becomes restricted.  
       A restricted shell is used to set up an environment more controlled than the standard shell.  It behaves identically
       to bash with the exception that the following are disallowed or not performed:

       ·      changing directories with cd

       ·      setting or unsetting the values of SHELL, PATH, ENV, or BASH_ENV

       ·      specifying command names containing /

       ·      specifying a file name containing a / as an argument to the .  builtin command

       ·      Specifying a filename containing a slash as an argument to the -p option to the hash builtin command

       ·      importing function definitions from the shell environment at startup

       ·      parsing the value of SHELLOPTS from the shell environment at startup

       ·      redirecting output using the >, >|, <>, >&, &>, and >> redirection operators

       ·      using the exec builtin command to replace the shell with another command

       ·      adding or deleting builtin commands with the -f and -d options to the enable builtin command

       ·      Using the enable builtin command to enable disabled shell builtins

       ·      specifying the -p option to the command builtin command

       ·      turning off restricted mode with set +r or set +o restricted.

       These restrictions are enforced after any startup files are read.

also the same idea applies if it is invoked as sh

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       If  bash  is invoked with the name sh, it tries to mimic the startup behavior of historical versions of sh as closely as possible,
       while conforming to the POSIX standard as well.  When invoked as an interactive login shell, or a non-interactive shell  with  the
       --login  option,  it first attempts to read and execute commands from /etc/profile and ~/.profile, in that order.  The --noprofile
       option may be used to inhibit this behavior.  When invoked as an interactive shell with the name sh, bash looks for  the  variable
       ENV,  expands  its  value  if it is defined, and uses the expanded value as the name of a file to read and execute.  Since a shell
       invoked as sh does not attempt to read and execute commands from any other startup files, the --rcfile option has  no  effect.   A
       non-interactive  shell invoked with the name sh does not attempt to read any other startup files.  When invoked as sh, bash enters
       posix mode after the startup files are read.

 

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CHSH(1)                                                            User Commands                                                           CHSH(1)

NAME
chsh - change login shell SYNOPSIS
chsh [options] [LOGIN] DESCRIPTION
The chsh command changes the user login shell. This determines the name of the user's initial login command. A normal user may only change the login shell for her own account; the superuser may change the login shell for any account. OPTIONS
The options which apply to the chsh command are: -h, --help Display help message and exit. -R, --root CHROOT_DIR Apply changes in the CHROOT_DIR directory and use the configuration files from the CHROOT_DIR directory. -s, --shell SHELL The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to blank causes the system to select the default login shell. If the -s option is not selected, chsh operates in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the current login shell. Enter the new value to change the shell, or leave the line blank to use the current one. The current shell is displayed between a pair of [ ] marks. NOTE
The only restriction placed on the login shell is that the command name must be listed in /etc/shells, unless the invoker is the superuser, and then any value may be added. An account with a restricted login shell may not change her login shell. For this reason, placing /bin/rsh in /etc/shells is discouraged since accidentally changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from ever changing her login shell back to its original value. FILES
/etc/passwd User account information. /etc/shells List of valid login shells. /etc/login.defs Shadow password suite configuration. SEE ALSO
chfn(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5). shadow-utils 4.5 01/25/2018 CHSH(1)
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