Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 20:59:52 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM> To: Michael Beckmann <beckmann@powermac.stud.th-darmstadt.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ksh as login shell Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9509132048.A9003-0100000@kryten.atinc.com> In-Reply-To: <v02130504ac7d29647f38@[130.83.177.12]>
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On Thu, 14 Sep 1995, Michael Beckmann wrote:
> I downloaded ksh and wanted to make it my login shell. I tried to use the
> chpass command:
>
> zit1: {1} chpass -s ksh
> chpass: ksh: non-standard shell
> chpass: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged
please add ksh, using the full path, to /etc/shells
from `man chpass`
The shell field is the command interpreter the user prefers. If the
shell field is empty, the Bourne shell, /bin/sh, is assumed. When alter-
ing a login shell, and not the super-user, the user may not change from a
non-standard shell or to a non-standard shell. Non-standard is defined
as a shell not found in /etc/shells.
very useful for internet service providers and others who host accounts
that need carefully restricted privleges.
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