Quoth PINKERTON,PHIL (HP-Cupertino,ex1): > I installed csh shell from apt-get install it installed ok however when > added to /etc/passwd as a user login shell the system responds with "no > shell" > > The reason to use this shell is that on our hp-ux box we use .cshrc which > needs > /usr/bin/csh. I tried changing the /etc/passwd from /usr/bin/csh ( hp-ux ) > to > /bin/csh ( Debian linux ). Still "no shell" is the login response.
I think you've probably broken your passwd file when editing it by hand. Restore the file (or just the root: line) from /var/backups/passwd.bak if possible, then make your change using chsh(1) or vipw(8). [Insert usual warnings regarding changing root's login shell.] Andrew. -- Andrew Shugg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.neep.com.au/ "Just remember, Mr Fawlty, there's always someone worse off than yourself." "Is there? Well I'd like to meet him. I could do with a good laugh." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
