To change the shell of the user as a user

To change the shell of the user, user  can run the “chsh” command on Linux box.

This command will change the shell of the logged in user permanently and edit the entry to the file /etc/passwd.

However, to changes come into effect – logout of the logged in user is necessary.

Please find the below pasted screen shot for your quick understanding.

$ chsh –s /bin/bash

  To change permanently to a different shell.

Note: Kindly note, that Root intervention is NOT required here.

 Output:

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ uname -a

Linux redhat5vm1 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP Fri Jan 26 14:15:21 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ who am i

che      pts/3        2013-08-19 11:13 (localhost.localdomain)

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ echo $SHELL

/bin/bash

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ grep che /etc/passwd

che:x:502:502::/home/che:/bin/bash

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ finger -m che

Login: che                              Name: (null)

Directory: /home/che                    Shell: /bin/bash

On since Mon Aug 19 11:13 (PDT) on pts/3 from localhost.localdomain

No mail.

No Plan.

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ chsh -s /bin/ksh

Changing shell for che.

Password:

Shell changed.

[che@redhat5vm1 ~]$ exit

logout

Connection to localhost closed.

After logout and login again.

sh-3.1# ssh che@localhost

che@localhost's password:

Last login: Mon Aug 19 11:13:36 2013 from localhost.localdomain

$ echo $SHELL

/bin/ksh

$ grep che /etc/passwd

che:x:502:502::/home/che:/bin/ksh

$ finger -m che

Login: che                              Name: (null)

Directory: /home/che                    Shell: /bin/ksh

On since Mon Aug 19 11:16 (PDT) on pts/3 from localhost.localdomain

No mail.

No Plan.

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