Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:33:42 -0500 From: "fbsd_user" <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> To: "Tofik Suleymanov" <tofik@oxygen.az>, "Ashley Moran" <work@ashleymoran.me.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Problem adding user with pw Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGECOHKAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <43A078E8.30504@oxygen.az>
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Ashley Moran wrote: >Please forgive me if I've missed something obvious, but I've googled for this >error and get no results. > >I want to add a new user with the pw command: > > root@alfie# cat /etc/pw.conf > shellpath = /bin,/usr/bin/,/usr/local/bin > shell = sh,csh,tcsh,bash > defaultshell = bash > > root@alfie# which bash > /usr/local/bin/bash > >but ... > > root@alfie# pw useradd testuser > pw: no default shell available or defined > >Does anyone know why I get this error message? > > >Thanks >Ashley >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > maybe missing entry in /etc/shells ? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Tofik Suleymanov Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:56 PM To: Ashley Moran Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem adding user with pw On my 5.4 system I have no bash in /usr/local/bin or any place else. I think you have to install bash shell from the ports.
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