On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Robert Steward wrote: > Help! > > I have installed debian 1.3 Linux on my pentium PC however, upon > changing the default root and user shells in the > /etc/passwd to /bin/tcsh I can no longer login as root. The computer logs > in but /bin/tsch is not found and logs straight out > again! I have tried ftp to this computer but it still looks for this file. > Is there anyway to change the boot up/login process so it > does not look at this file but uses a default, or can one use the passwd > file on the rescue disk or custom boot disk( which is > what I use to boot the computer anyway).Or is there any other way to fix > this?
You are getting this problem because /bin/tcsh is not listed in etc/shells. To fix it, use the rescue disk to login as root, and either Add a line for /bin/tcsh in /etc/shells or Change the shell in /etc/passwd to /usr/bin/tcsh or whatever the real location of tcsh is. (The which command will tell you this. i.e. 'which tcsh') or Change the shell in /etc/passwd back to bash or some other valid shell. Btw, you should never unless strictly neccessary edit /etc/passwd by hand. Instead use usermod -s to change a users shell. This will update /etc/passwd safely and also check that you are specifying a valid shell. man usermod(8) for details. -- Jaldhar -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
