change korn to c shell as login shell, How do I do that?

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On Jul 31, 1:38 pm, kipps <k_par...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> change korn to c shell as login shell, How do I do that?

Use the command "passwd -e". It will show you the actual login shell
and prompt you for new login shell.

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kipps <k_partha@yahoo.com> writes:

> change korn to c shell as login shell, How do I do that?

man chsh

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On Jul 31, 2:54 pm, comph...@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
> kipps <k_par...@yahoo.com> writes: 
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> man chsh
>
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Neither of the above work, invalid login or invalid shell is what I
get respectively!!

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On Jul 31, 2:46 pm, kipps <k_par...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 2:54 pm, comph...@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
> 
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> 
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> Neither of the above work, invalid login or invalid shell is what I
> get respectively!!

man usermod
or,
If you have root access, vi the /etc/passwd file and change the shell
for the user then log back in.

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kipps <k_partha@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Jul 31, 2:54 pm, comph...@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote: 
>
> Neither of the above work, invalid login or invalid shell is what I
> get respectively!!

Look in /etc/shells   should list your options.  You need the full
path.

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or put something like this in ~/.profile ?
[ -x /usr/bin/csh ] && exec /usr/bin/csh
only reason i mention it, when i was starting out i changed my shell
in the passwd file to /usr/local/bin/bash and couldn't login when /usr/
local didn't mount once....

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On Jul 31, 6:24 pm, nelson.bens...@gmail.com wrote:
> or put something like this in ~/.profile ?
>   [ -x /usr/bin/csh ] && exec /usr/bin/csh
> only reason i mention it, when i was starting out i changed my shell
> in the passwd file to /usr/local/bin/bash and couldn't login when /usr/
> local didn't mount once....

Not one of the above work!! NOT ONE, lot of guessing, my log in
shellis ksh!

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kipps <k_partha@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Jul 31, 6:24 pm, nelson.bens...@gmail.com wrote: 
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> Not one of the above work!! NOT ONE, lot of guessing, my log in
> shellis ksh!

Talk to someone with root priv's for that system to help you out.
Probably an administrator.

You left us to guess since you never did indicate what operating
system we're dealing with.

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On Aug 1, 11:11 am, comph...@toddh.net (Todd H.) wrote:
> kipps <k_par...@yahoo.com> writes: 
> 
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> Talk to someone with root priv's for that system to help you out.
> Probably an administrator.
>
> You left us to guess since you never did indicate what operating
> system we're dealing with.
>
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I am working on HP unix systems, no su permissions. Obviously I can
type in csh everytime I open a xterm window

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