How to configure bash on a user account ?

[Yaboto]

Hi,

I have just downloaded bash-3.2 and installed it in an hp unix 11.23.
What is left to be done now ?
How will I configure it to take advantage of it ?
What is the configuration process of bash on a user account ?

Regards,
Berag

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi berag,

1. Run bash
and see if you are getting the expected behaviour.

2. create a test account to use the bash shell.

check that on your /etc/passwd, it is configured accordingly:
e.g

yogeeraj:VbpTpE38txwlY:128:20:Yogeeraj,,,:/home/yogeeraj:/usr/bin/bash


hope this helps!
kind regards
yogeeraj

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

the user can run it manually after login - 'bash' - or you make it to his start shell like yogeeraj mentioned.

Hint: you shall not make bash the start shell for 'root' - not all directories are there when you go to single user mode.

Volkmar

[Rangarajan Radhakrishna]

If the user is controlled locally (if not relying on LDAP/NIS etc) then as root run:
usermod -s abs_path_of_bash username

[Dennis Handly]

>Rangarajan: If the user is controlled locally

You can also use chsh(1). It also has -r options for NIS, etc.

[Rasheed Tamton]

Hi,

#which bash
/usr/bin/bash

It will give you the path of the bash. As Yogeeraj explained, just test with a new user or change the shell of an existing normal user to test it.

Regards,
Rasheed Tamton.