Hello.
I just wanted to know if making bash my default shell was as simple as
changing the /bin/sh link to point from /bin/ksh to /usr/bin/bash. I am not
sure if there is a more standard way of doing this. I want to be able to
use it as my default shell, so that it will work on the command line outside
of Photon and inside a pterm.
Thanks very much.
Rodney Lott
I just wanted to know if making bash my default shell was as simple as
changing the /bin/sh link to point from /bin/ksh to /usr/bin/bash. I am
not
sure if there is a more standard way of doing this. I want to be able to
use it as my default shell, so that it will work on the command line
outside
of Photon and inside a pterm.
Cheers,
Adam
With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.
On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.
–Peter J. Schoenster <pschon@baste.magibox.net>
Thanks for answering my stupid question! I just remembered the /etc/passwd
moments after sending my message.
I think I need more caffeine! 
Thanks again.
Rodney Lott
“Adam Mallory” <amalloryNOSPAM@NOSPAMqnx.com> wrote in message
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I just wanted to know if making bash my default shell was as simple as
changing the /bin/sh link to point from /bin/ksh to /usr/bin/bash. I am
not
sure if there is a more standard way of doing this. I want to be able
to
use it as my default shell, so that it will work on the command line
outside
of Photon and inside a pterm.You can also edit the /etc/passwd file to change the shell used for login.
But if you want to use bash for everything, then modifying the link is
fine.
\Cheers,
AdamQNX Software Systems Ltd.
[ > amallory@qnx.com > ]With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.
On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.
–Peter J. Schoenster <> pschon@baste.magibox.net
“Rodney Lott” <rlott@fct.ca> wrote in message
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Thanks for answering my stupid question! I just remembered the
/etc/passwd
moments after sending my message.I think I need more caffeine! >
No problem - just FYI, changing the /bin/sh to be bash, might give you
unwanted side effects. Some programs and/or scripts will depend on
/bin/sh’s behaviour and dropping in bash may or may not exhibit the same
behaviour.
Cheers,
Adam
With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.
On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.
–Peter J. Schoenster <pschon@baste.magibox.net>
Also, don’t forget to add /usr/bin/bash to /etc/shells or you won’t be
able to login via FTP.
chris
Adam Mallory <amalloryNOSPAM@nospamqnx.com> wrote:
“Rodney Lott” <> rlott@fct.ca> > wrote in message
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Thanks for answering my stupid question! I just remembered the
/etc/passwd
moments after sending my message.I think I need more caffeine! >
No problem - just FYI, changing the /bin/sh to be bash, might give you
unwanted side effects. Some programs and/or scripts will depend on
/bin/sh’s behaviour and dropping in bash may or may not exhibit the same
behaviour.I guess the advice here is to change exactly what you need and no more,
instead of making sweeping global changes >
\Cheers,
AdamQNX Software Systems Ltd.
[ > amallory@qnx.com > ]With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.
On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.
–Peter J. Schoenster <> pschon@baste.magibox.net
–
Chris McKillop <cdm@qnx.com> “The faster I go, the behinder I get.”
Software Engineer, QSSL – Lewis Carroll –
http://qnx.wox.org/
That would be important - thanks, guys!
Rodney Lott
“Chris McKillop” <cdm@qnx.com> wrote in message
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Also, don’t forget to add /usr/bin/bash to /etc/shells or you won’t be
able to login via FTP.chris