Changing shells (was: pkg_add not installing lsof (and other programs)?)

[Lee Capps]

At 13:58 Thu 15 Dec 2005, TuxGirl wrote:
> > If you install bash, be aware that you have that you have to add it
> > (with it's full path, /usr/local/bin/bash) to /etc/shells befor trying
> > to change your shell (with 'pw usermod yourname -s bash').
> 
> amon-re# pw usermod erins -s zsh
> pw: no default shell available or defined
> 
> I've added it to /etc/shells:
> # $FreeBSD: src/etc/shells,v 1.5 2000/04/27 21:58:46 ache Exp $
> #
> # List of acceptable shells for chpass(1).
> # Ftpd will not allow users to connect who are not using
> # one of these shells.
> 
> /bin/sh
> /bin/csh
> /bin/tcsh
> /usr/local/bin/zsh
> /usr/local/bin/rzsh
> /usr/local/bin/bash
> 
> When I log in as my user (erins), if I run ps, it shows sh as the
> shell running.  Am I missing an important step someplace here?

Try: man chsh

It's just an aspect of the same command, but 

chsh -s bash username

should work.  (Worked for me!)

HTH,

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Lee Capps
Technology Specialist
CTE Resource Center