Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 10:47:45 -0500 From: Mark Shirley <mark@entropynet.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shell problem Message-ID: <20000117104745.G394@cyberfrg.access.one.net> In-Reply-To: <38831C5E.1C2A3845@globalctg.net>; from nestar@globalctg.net on Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 01:42:54PM %2B0000 References: <38831C5E.1C2A3845@globalctg.net>
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the first thing you need to do is install bash. this can be done by making the port of it. /usr/ports/shells/bash2 or bash1 do a make all install clean and you will have bash installed. after this is done i suggest using the vipw command. this command will allow you to edit the /etc/master.passwd and will make sure the syntax for the file is correct (this avoids nasty situations with passwd file) . find the user you want to use bash with and change their shellt . here is an example (this user has the normal sh ) cyberfrg:encrypted password removed:1000:0:wheel:0:0:cyberfrg:/home/cyberfrg:/bin/sh you would change "/bin/sh" to "/usr/local/bin/bash" like this cyberfrg:encrypted password removed:1000:0:wheel:0:0:cyberfrg:/home/cyberfrg:/usr/local/bin/bash now for this to take effect you need to rebuild the database but vipw does it for you automatically when you exit. so now just hit escape then type :wq you should get this output vipw: rebuilding the database... vipw: done and your done simple huh? just do that with all the users that you want to use bash. *note* bash might be installed in a different place, if this is true just type 'whereis bash' and it should tell you where its located On Mon, Jan 17, 2000 at 01:42:54PM +0000, New Star Service Co. wrote: > I like to use BASH shell in my user account. > how can i do this ? > > I make a mistake in insallation period ,here FreeBSD offer SH shell and > I wrote /bin/bash there but > when i going to log my user account it's says : /bin/bash : no such > file or directoriy > > please advise how can i use bash shell ? > > waiting prompt reply. > > satyajit > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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