Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:22:07 -0500 From: Lee Capps <lcapps@cteresource.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing shells (was: pkg_add not installing lsof (and other programs)?) Message-ID: <20051215212206.GG27460@otis.cteresource.org> In-Reply-To: <6e4453640512151258q7167d253t82f50f423002822b@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e4453640512151258q7167d253t82f50f423002822b@mail.gmail.com>
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At 13:58 Thu 15 Dec 2005, TuxGirl wrote: > > If you install bash, be aware that you have that you have to add it > > (with it's full path, /usr/local/bin/bash) to /etc/shells befor trying > > to change your shell (with 'pw usermod yourname -s bash'). > > amon-re# pw usermod erins -s zsh > pw: no default shell available or defined > > I've added it to /etc/shells: > # $FreeBSD: src/etc/shells,v 1.5 2000/04/27 21:58:46 ache Exp $ > # > # List of acceptable shells for chpass(1). > # Ftpd will not allow users to connect who are not using > # one of these shells. > > /bin/sh > /bin/csh > /bin/tcsh > /usr/local/bin/zsh > /usr/local/bin/rzsh > /usr/local/bin/bash > > When I log in as my user (erins), if I run ps, it shows sh as the > shell running. Am I missing an important step someplace here? Try: man chsh It's just an aspect of the same command, but chsh -s bash username should work. (Worked for me!) HTH, -- Lee Capps Technology Specialist CTE Resource Center
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