Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:05:06 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Jim Pazarena' <paz@ccstores.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: changing shell in passwd Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A6013@site2s1>
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Did you manually edit /etc/passwd or did you use vipw? You need to edit the password file with vipw so that the password database gets rebuilt. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Pazarena [SMTP:paz@ccstores.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 4:35 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: changing shell in passwd > > I installed one 3.1 system, added bash, then added a user with bash as > shell. > No problems with bash as a login shell. > > I installed another 3.1 system, added a user, *then* added bash, > then changed /etc/passwd to reflect bash as the shell for the user. > > When the use signs on to the second machine he does _not_ get bash; rather > he gets the original shell EVEN THO /etc/passwd points at bash. A reboot > didn't change the results. > > What am I missing? > > > -- > Jim Pazarena mailto:paz@ccstores.com > http://www.qcislands.net/paz > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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