> On Jul 6, 2016, at 11:33 PM, Peter Ludikovsky <pe...@ludikovsky.name> wrote: > > No, chsh changes the login shell for the user within /etc/passwd. It > won't affect any currently active shells. > > What happens when you do an > /bin/bash --login > That should start a login shell. If you still only get the tab > character, check if you've got the line > set -o vi > in /etc/profile, /etc/bash*, ~/.profile, or ~/.bash* anywhere.
Fired up the naughty computer, changed the /bin/sh link back to dash, did a chsh to /bin/bash in /etc/passwd, rebooted. Worked like a champ. The question now is who/what put /bin/sh in /etc/passwd... Thank you all for your comments and help. This was making me crazy. I've learned IP and *nix on my own, and I get to know the corners by trial and error. This one was a pretty trivial, but beyond what I could figure out. Thanks all, I've learned a new corner... Sure am glad I didn't have to deal with MS tech support :-) -- Glenn English
