Changing default shell to bash?

[Low Han Ming]

Hi,

I would like to change default shell for normal user to bash.

I understand bash is not availble (or maybe I'm wrong), how can I include bash in this case.

I'm using a linux NIS server for the HP-UX and Solaris.

Thanks for any reply.


Han Ming

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

1. You can do this, but don't do it for root!

2. Specify /usr/bin/bash in the user(s) you want in /etc/passwd.

3. Add /usr/bin/bash to the /etc/shells file -- along with every other shell that you want to remain valid. /etc/shells is an ASCII file containing a list of legal shells on the system. Each shell is listed in the file by its absolute path name. Lines or portions of lines beginning with "#" are assumed to be comments and are ignored. Blank lines are also ignored. Make the permissions 444 and the ownership "bin:bin".

The file should look like this:

/sbin/sh
/usr/bin/sh
/usr/bin/rsh
/usr/bin/ksh
/usr/bin/rksh
/usr/bin/csh
/usr/bin/keysh
/usr/bin/bash

...JRF...

[Low Han Ming]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

But will it works even if bash cannot be found in my /usr/bin directory.
I can't find it there.
Is it that I have delete it off accidentally or need to be downloaded or ....?

Thanks for any advice.


Han Ming

[T.Watanabe · Accepted solution]

Please go http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/.
And input "bash" to search.
Then you can find "bash" package.

With regards,
Watanabe.

[Fabio Maciel]

Hi...

hmm, errr.. I`m with the same problem to install the bash here, but... am I supposed to create the /etc/shells file??? This file doesn`t exist in my HPUX... another thing, even when I created this file, give it the proper permission and ownership, when I try to configure any user using the SAM, I didn`t see the /usr/bin/bash shell in the shells option list.

Thanks in advance...

Regards..

Fabio

[Pete Randall]

Fabio,

Yes, you can just create the /etc/shells file. Contents should be as JRF posted. Then you'll need to download the package as Watanabe suggested. That should be all there is to it.

Pete

[Pete Randall]

Oh, and you can just type in /usr/bin/bash rather than selecting it from the options list.

Pete