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    Changing login shell

    How can I change my default (login) shell to /usr/bin/ksh from /bin/bash? Using chsh rejects ksh as a "valid" shell. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and ksh installed on the machine satisfactorily. I can enter ksh by typing "ksh" at a bash prompt, but I want to open directly to ksh.

    Thanks in advance for the help.
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    Re: Changing login shell

    Quote Originally Posted by grove001 View Post
    How can I change my default (login) shell to /usr/bin/ksh from /bin/bash? Using chsh rejects ksh as a "valid" shell. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and ksh installed on the machine satisfactorily. I can enter ksh by typing "ksh" at a bash prompt, but I want to open directly to ksh.

    Thanks in advance for the help.
    checkout the ksh absolute path in your system.

    Code:
    grep ksh /etc/shells
    Now change your shell .
    Code:
    sudo chsh -s /bin/ksh your_username
    Now, logout and login back again to use ksh as the default shell.
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    ksh in /etc/shells

    I notice in 12.04 that /bin/ksh is missing from /etc/shells. It needs to be added.

    That said, using usermod didn't complain when I changed my shell to ksh even though it was not in /etc/shells.

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    Re: ksh in /etc/shells

    Quote Originally Posted by Lars Noodén View Post
    I notice in 12.04 that /bin/ksh is missing from /etc/shells. It needs to be added.

    That said, using usermod didn't complain when I changed my shell to ksh even though it was not in /etc/shells.
    You are correct Lars Noodén , i cannot find it listed on my Ubuntu server 12.04 's /etc/shells .

    still
    Code:
    which ksh
    returns it is /usr/bin/ksh .
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    Re: Changing login shell

    Thanks for all the good advice. I got it the way I want it now.

    Regards,
    Will Grove

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    Re: Changing login shell

    You are welcome and please dont forget to mark the thread as solved to help the next guy .
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    Re: Changing login shell

    Quote Originally Posted by codemaniac View Post
    Now change your shell .
    Code:
    sudo chsh -s /bin/ksh your_username
    sudo is not needed if you are changing your own shell. And of course the rule about sudo is that if it is not needed, you don't use it.
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    Re: Changing login shell

    Quote Originally Posted by Bachstelze View Post
    sudo is not needed if you are changing your own shell. And of course the rule about sudo is that if it is not needed, you don't use it.
    The OP has not explicitly mentioned if he is about to change his own shell or some other users .So in this situation ,the intention was to come up with something that works in both the scenario .
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    Re: Changing login shell

    Quote Originally Posted by codemaniac View Post
    The OP has not explicitly mentioned if he is about to change his own shell or some other users.
    Yes, he has.

    Quote Originally Posted by grove001 View Post
    How can I change my default (login) shell to /usr/bin/ksh from /bin/bash?
    Besides, it's extremely rude to change another user's shell.
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    Re: Changing login shell

    Quote Originally Posted by Bachstelze View Post
    Besides, it's extremely rude to change another user's shell.
    Cummon , there are ample situations when a user is not enough privileged to change his shell
    (for security or other reasons), he needs to request a admin user to change his shell .
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