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Date:      Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:19:46 -0800
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        John Starkey <jstarkey@polaris.umuc.edu>
Cc:        FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Changing shells.
Message-ID:  <20000314141945.E14789@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <38CEB154.7901F9A4@polaris.umuc.edu>; from jstarkey@polaris.umuc.edu on Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 02:38:57PM -0700
References:  <38CEB154.7901F9A4@polaris.umuc.edu>

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* John Starkey <jstarkey@polaris.umuc.edu> [000314 14:03] wrote:
> Hi all. I'm new to FreeBSD but been using UNIX for about 6 months.
> 
> I just installed my first FreeBSD system after fighting with the signal
> 11 bug for about 3 weeks.
> 
> When I installed it I wanted to use the bash shell at start-up and typed
> it incorrectly as bsh. Obviously when I login I keep getting errors and
> returns to the login prompt. I luckily didn't do the same for root so I
> can get into the system.
> 
> I tried changing the prompt command in /etc/passwd but when I login as
> my normal user it still gives the "no such file" for /bin/bsh
> 
> Is there somewhere else I need to change this to get a shell prompt????
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John

chsh <username>

-Alfred


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