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On 06/05/2016 08:38 AM, Baho Utot wrote:
...
> root@baho-utot:~ # set
...
> shell   /bin/csh
...
> tcsh    6.18.01
...
> OK tcsh as I thought
...
> OK switch shells
>
> root@baho-utot:~ # /bin/sh
> # set
...
> Why is the SHELL variable still set to /bin/csh
...

Because you are invoking a program (/bin/sh) and that program did not 
modify the SHELL environment variable.


On 06/05/2016 09:15 AM, jd1008 wrote:
 > Do I understand correctly that you want bash to be your shell?
 > If so, you can run (as root), the command
 > chsh <username>

+1

Take a look at:

     https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/linux-users/shells.html


David