Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:52:35 -0800 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@ibm.net> To: Dana Bell <dbell@texramp.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: default shell Message-ID: <34F0F283.49CC7BB5@ibm.net> References: <199802222206.QAA28111@host1.texramp.net>
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Dana Bell wrote: > > > You can add users to /etc/passwd without giving them a shell or a home. > > How do I change a user's default shell in FreeBSD? Now, I have edited both > /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd, but one account (my personal > account) always comes up with /bin/sh. I want tcsh to be the default. > If I remember right ( I'm stuck in W95 tonight :( )... First install the port of tcsh. Then add it to /etc/shells. Then use vipw to edit the passwd file. Re-read the rc files with 'kill -1 1' so that the shell list is updated. (this is probably what you forgot) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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