Re: Changing shell
On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Liran Zvibel wrote:
: On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Doug Thistlethwaite wrote:
: > Hello,
: >
: > What is the command that a user can use to change their default shells? I did
: > it once long ago and have purged that part of my memory...
: >
:
: You can edit the file /etc/passwd, the defauld shell for the user is the
: last thing in the line.
: I'm sure that there is a script that does it for you, but I like doing it
: myself.
Uh, what about the case where a non-trusted user wants to change her
shell? If you're going to let anyone edit /etc/passwd that's your
business, but I think it's insanity :)
`chsh' was invented so that a user who does not have root access may
change their shell. See also `chfn', etc.
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