03-30-2009
grep <youraccount> /etc/passwd...
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello
By default for root the login shell is /bin/sh. In the file /etc/passwd I changed it to /bin/bash. (/bin/bash does exists!) After I logged out and in again I still have /bin/sh as the shell and not /bin/bash. Are the more files to be edited? I am using SCO-Unix.
I am thankfull for any... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Fwurm
4 Replies
2. HP-UX
Hello Everyone,
I am a newbie in unix. I was practicing shell scripts on hp unix machine.
I changed my current login shell (Korn) to Bourne shell giving the following command.
$ chsh username /usr/bash
I am using secure shell client for accessing the hp ux server.
After which i... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: hardesh
4 Replies
3. Solaris
Is there a way to edit a .profile file that would let a user have bash as their login shell?
We tried adding:
exec /bin/bash --login
to the .profile, but this produced an endless loop and we could not login using that account.
Thanks!
Aaron (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: amheck
8 Replies
4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
the root shell has been changed in the file /etc/passwd, basically pointing to an incorrect directory. So now every time we login as 'su' I get the message
'su: no shell' so we can't login as superuser.
Is there an easy way to rectify this? please use step by step instructions/commands -
I... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: homechoice
4 Replies
5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Any help on this ..... its a bit urgent !!!!
Hi
Can anybody provide info about the following???
i want to issue su (switch user) command from within a shell script
how to take the password without user intervention from the shell script only???? i.e using apssword which is already... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: skyineyes
2 Replies
6. Linux
Hi
I tried with bash --login option. but the output is
siva:~$ bash --login
siva:~$
is there any way to make the shell ask for user id and password ( and login as different user instead of using sudo / su )
Thx in advance
Siva (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Sivaswami
3 Replies
7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Dear All,
I need to create a shell script which will login to a unix system with user root. I also need to supply the password for root through script only instead of entering it manually.
After i am logged in to the system i need to excute all the necessary commands.
so far i have done... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: Siddheshk
7 Replies
8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi Guys,
Excuse if am asking silly Que ... :rolleyes:
Please explain me whats difference between login and interactive shell in Linux .. Have googled but still in doubt .. :confused:
--Shirish Shukla (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Shirishlnx
4 Replies
9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Options::
A)$shell
B)echo $ bash
C)echo $ O
D)$ O (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: raghugowda
1 Replies
10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello all,
for security reasons my compagny imposes that my script be launch remotly via ssh under the users login shell.
So serverA launches the ssh command to serverB which has a local user with my script as a login shell.
Local script works like a charm on his own.
serverB$ grep... (20 Replies)
Discussion started by: maverick72
20 Replies
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)