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Date:      Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:23:45 -0800
From:      FreeBsdBeni <freebsdbeni@spymac.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: changing shell
Message-ID:  <200512111223.47796.freebsdbeni@spymac.com>
In-Reply-To: <200512111317.26339.v.cristescu@gmail.com>
References:  <200512111207.49635.freebsdbeni@spymac.com> <200512111317.26339.v.cristescu@gmail.com>

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On Sunday 11 December 2005 03:17, Vasile C wrote:
> On Sunday 11 December 2005 22:07, FreeBsdBeni wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to get my shell changed from the default csh to bash. I
> > followed the instruction in the handbook, "chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash
> > beni" and got the reply that the user information was updated :
> >
> > root@PCBSD:/home/beni> chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash beni
> > chsh: user information updated
> > root@PCBSD:/home/beni>
> >
> > Did the same for root. Looked with vipw and my shell was changed to bas=
h.
> > My /etc/shells was also modified :
> >
> > beni@PCBSD:~> cat /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/bash
> > beni@PCBSD:~>
> >
> > But when logging out and back in again, the shell didn't change to bash.
> > It's still csh... I just get the "%"-sign and have to type "bash" to get
> > the bash-shell in a console.
> >
> > And the weird thing is with path :
> >
> > %echo $path
> > /sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin /usr/bin
> > /usr/X11R6/bin /home/beni/bin %
> >
> > beni@PCBSD:~> echo $path
> >
> > beni@PCBSD:~>
> >
> > Any hints on the why of this ?
>
> Try: pw user mod beni -s /usr/local/bin/bash

hey, that worked ! Thanks.
=2D-=20
Beni.

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