changing users default shell

2005-05-14 Thread mojo fms 
i know you use to be able to change it in /etc/passwd but im kind of
out of date on how it is done on newer versions of fbsd.. i cant find
any real info execpt for adduser in the handbook..

I want to change a users shell from sh to bash..

thanks
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Re: changing users default shell

2005-05-14 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
mojo fms wrote:
 i know you use to be able to change it in /etc/passwd but im kind of
 out of date on how it is done on newer versions of fbsd.. i cant find
 any real info execpt for adduser in the handbook..
 
 I want to change a users shell from sh to bash..
 
 thanks
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man chsh
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Re: changing users default shell

2005-05-14 Thread albi 
On Sat, 14 May 2005 10:28:07 -0700
mojo fms [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 i know you use to be able to change it in /etc/passwd but im kind of
 out of date on how it is done on newer versions of fbsd.. 

vipw is still valid for that :)

 i cant find
 any real info execpt for adduser in the handbook..
 
 I want to change a users shell from sh to bash..

from : man chsh
chpass -s bash username

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RE: changing users default shell

2005-05-14 Thread Steven R Howe 
or
just to be a know-it-all with anither answer

pw usermod username -s /path/to/shell

I personally use vipw to mod user account info, but use this to add
users.


Good Luck
-steven





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i know you use to be able to change it in /etc/passwd but im kind of out
of date on how it is done on newer versions of fbsd.. i cant find any
real info execpt for adduser in the handbook..

I want to change a users shell from sh to bash..

thanks
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