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Date:      Sun, 22 Feb 1998 17:05:09 -0500
From:      Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
To:        Dana Bell <dbell@texramp.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: default shell
Message-ID:  <19980222170509.06071@emu.sourcee.com>
In-Reply-To: <199802222206.QAA28111@host1.texramp.net>; from Dana Bell on Sun, Feb 22, 1998 at 03:56:55PM %2B0000
References:  <199802222206.QAA28111@host1.texramp.net>

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On Sun, Feb 22, 1998 at 03:56:55PM +0000, Dana Bell wrote:
> > You can add users to /etc/passwd without giving them a shell or a home.
> 
> How do I change a user's default shell in FreeBSD? Now, I have edited both 
> /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd, but one account (my personal 
> account) always comes up with /bin/sh. I want tcsh to be the default. 
> 
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Try using `vipw' to make the desired changes.
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Regards,
Norman C. Rice, Jr.

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