chsh

B

balanga

I know that chsh is used for changing your shell but I can't where this information is stored.

echo $SHELL shows bash so I know I have used the command, but I'd like to know where this is held.

Anyone know?
 
SirDice said:
The user database, mate. Traditionally /etc/passwd but that file has long since been replaced with /etc/master.passwd.
Click to expand...
I looked in /etc/passwd like ChatGPT suggested but there wasn't anything there, but using HI ;) it was where you suggested.

I changed it to zsh, but forget I hadn't yet installed it.

OOPS!!

Can't login.
 
drhowarddrfine said:
When I was trying out chatgpt a while back, it insisted on using bash and I had to constantly correct it. It still hasn't learned the lesson that FreeBSD does not natively install bash. Is that the reason you are using bash?
Click to expand...
I installed to be able to use mc. but have now replaced it zsh.
 
balanga said:
I looked in /etc/passwd like ChatGPT suggested but there wasn't anything there, but using HI ;) it was where you suggested.

I changed it to zsh, but forget I hadn't yet installed it.

OOPS!!

Can't login.
Click to expand...

chsh should check the shell you select against /etc/shells, which in turn is maintained by pkg when you install shells. So this shouldn't have happened.

Unless you edited passwd in an editor and didn't go through chsh?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top