Re: default shell
Re: default shell
- Subject: Re: default shell
- From: Scott Thompson <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 21:06:11 -0600
On Nov 7, 2003, at 7:06 PM, Tim Wilson-Brown wrote:
You'll need to change your default shell - it's the easiest way and
will cause the least problems.
You should use (assuming you want tcsh - the default shell for Jaguar):
NetInfo Manager to change the actual settings:
Authenticate as an administrator by clicking the lock at the bottom of
the window
in the middle of the window, click on the domain /, then users, then
<your_user_name>
scroll down in the pane at the bottom of the window until you find the
line that says shell
change its value from /bin/bash to /bin/tcsh
Go to the domain menu and say Save Changes
Go to the management menu and say Restart Local NetInfo domains
You may also want to use chpass to modify /etc/passwd to reflect this
change (to avoid confusion or possible problems if you every end up
using /etc/passwd)
execute the following line in a terminal window:
chpass -s /bin/tcsh
Maybe there's a nicer way to do it - but this way will work if you
don't mind using NetInfo manager.
All you really need to is issue the chpass command. The NetInfo
database will be updated to reflect the change.
the /etc/passwd file is not consulted in favor of the NetInfo database
so having the change reflected in that file is moot.
Scott
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