On 13/02/2010 17:49, Bob Johnson wrote: > It is possible (I don't remember) that the "toor" account does not > have a shell in the default passwd file. If that's the problem, use > vipw to add the path to a shell as the last field on the line. The > "root" account should provide a good example, or look at the line for > your own user account. "/bin/csh" should work for recent versions of > FreeBSD.
An empty field for the user shell in /etc/{master.,}passwd means the account gets the default shell, which in the case of FreeBSD is /bin/sh. Shouldn't cause the observed problem. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard, Flat 3 Black Earth Consulting Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW Free and Open Source Solutions Tel: +44 (0)1843 580647
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