Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 02:36:39 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Dean Hamstead <zort@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bash Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990618023546.14320z-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <002d01beb95a$f975e180$c20c29cb@supadad>
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On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> ive compiled bash and installed it
> when i run bash after ive logged in it works like a dream
>
> but when i set it as by prompt in /etc/passwd is just seems to ignore the
> entry.... is there a file or something i have to register it as a valid
> shell??
In BSD we use "vipw" to edit the password file. :)
also, note that the full path to bash should be in /etc/shells.
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@rush.net|bright@wintelcom.net]
systems administrator and programmer
Win Telecom - http://www.wintelcom.net/
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didn't you get this?
-Alfred
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