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I copied my file (so I can backup).

How do I edit? I am dialed into the system, and I can get in and out of vi editor; however, my command to move the cursor to the left (the h key) doesn't work. Could this be a type of terminal issue?

Thanks.

You should see an executable file called bash under the /bin directory (or a link to it). You may not have it.

Post the OS and version you are running and also look to see if you have an /etc/shells file. Post anything in that too.

The other interesting thing is that NONE of the entries in the /etc/passwd you posted have the last field except the one you wanted to change, the "nouser" account (no shell - can't login) and info (using the /usr/bin/infosh executable).

I just realized that I was not going to the bottom of the file.

The few lines are actually:

owner1:,..nH:206:50:owners login:/mdbase/loc1:../menus/menumngr


owner2:,..nH:207:50:owners login:/mdbase/loc1:../menus/menumngr


multi:,..nH:208:50:Multi Screen Login:/:/usr/bin/multi




The username that the normal users use is owner1.

Does this change anything for you?

There are the following under /etc

uv++ dir
STTY [ acctcom alias auths basename cat cd
chgrp chmod chown chroot cksum clear cm_help cm_vtcld
cmp copy cp cpio csh date dd df
diff dirname dparam dtype du echo ed env
expr false file find format getconf getopts grep
hash hd head hello i286 i286emul i386 i486
iAPX286 idar idas idld infocmp ipcrm ipcs kill
ksh l lc ldd lf line list ln
login lr ls lx m4 mail mc68k mcs
mesg mkdir mkfifo mt mv ncheck newgrp nice
nohup od osavtcl owner passwd path pathchk pdp11
perms posix pr printenv ps pstat pwd read
red renice replace rksh rm rmdir rsh sddate
sed setconf setkey setpgrp settime sg sh size
sleep sort strings stty su sulogin sum sync
tail tcl tee telinit test tic time touch
true tset tty ttyset u370 u3b u3b15 u3b2
u3b5 ulimit umask unalias uname vax vidi vtcl
wait wc what who whodo write wstcl x286emul
xbackup xdump xdumpdir xm_vtcld xrestor xrestore yes
uv++

Please post your OS and version by using the uname -a command.

SCO_SV bentbro 3.2 2 i386

Moderator's note: I edited a couple of posts to click the "Disable Smilies in this Post" checkbox. This is right below the box where you type in your text. This is the secret to getting rid of those smilies in the passwd entries.