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Date:      Fri, 18 Jun 1999 02:36:39 -0500 (EST)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>
To:        Dean Hamstead <zort@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bash
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990618023546.14320z-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
In-Reply-To: <002d01beb95a$f975e180$c20c29cb@supadad>

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On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Dean Hamstead wrote:

> ive compiled bash and installed it
> when i run bash after ive logged in it works like a dream
> 
> but when i set it as by prompt in /etc/passwd is just seems to ignore the
> entry.... is there a file or something i have to register it as a valid
> shell??

In BSD we use "vipw" to edit the password file. :)

also, note that the full path to bash should be in /etc/shells.

-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@rush.net|bright@wintelcom.net] 
systems administrator and programmer
    Win Telecom - http://www.wintelcom.net/



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