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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 1999 13:54:55 +0000 (GMT)
From:      eagle <eagle@eagle.phc.igs.net>
To:        Jim Pazarena <paz@ccstores.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: changing shell in passwd
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990407135421.84233B-100000@eagle.phc.igs.net>
In-Reply-To: <9904070135.aa17363@dick.ccstores.com>

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On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Jim Pazarena wrote:

> 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?
>                                                                                 
check /etc/shells to make sure that bash is listed there

rob



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