Timeline for How do I switch from an unknown shell to bash?
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| S Oct 30, 2019 at 6:34 | history | suggested | Pat Myron | CC BY-SA 4.0 | using environment variable |
| Oct 29, 2019 at 21:00 | review | Suggested edits | |||
| S Oct 30, 2019 at 6:34 | |||||
| Feb 29, 2016 at 15:56 | comment | added | vonbrand | @mouche, chsh(1) will only allow to change to a shell that is listed in /etc/shells (and is available, presumably). chsh -l lists the alternatives. Be careful, some (like nologin) are defined for accounts that should never be used to login (nice way to lock yourself out), there might be local additions for special uses. | |
| Aug 30, 2010 at 2:40 | vote | accept | mouche | ||
| Aug 30, 2010 at 2:36 | comment | added | Michael Mrozek | @mouche Permanently; it changes your entry in /etc/passwd | |
| Aug 30, 2010 at 2:35 | comment | added | mouche | Does chsh permanently change the shell or just for the current session? | |
| Aug 30, 2010 at 2:28 | history | answered | Kevin M | CC BY-SA 2.5 |