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| Re: how can i know my default shell [message #98387 is a reply to message #98386] |
Mon, 06 September 2004 14:30   |
Tak Tang
Messages: 142
Registered: May 2004
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Your default shell is named in /etc/passwd. Find the line with your login id. Each field is seperated by a ':'. The default shell is in field 5 or 6 - I can not remember off the top of my head. Try doing 'man passwd' for information.
There is a command for changing your default shell - I think it is something like 'chsh' (for 'CHange SHell') - but I usually just edit the password file.
Best for Oracle? Don't know.
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| Re: how can i know my default shell [message #98391 is a reply to message #98388] |
Wed, 08 September 2004 03:04 |
Andy Black
Messages: 6
Registered: August 2004
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To find out information about a user you can use the UNIX finger command:
$ finger [[username]]
e.g.
$ finger oracle
It's not recommended to edit the /etc/passwd file as you may corrupt it. Only do this if you really know what you're doing, and of course... make sure you do a backup of the /etc/passwd file first!
It's better to modify a user using the usermod command.
To get help on a UNIX command execute:
$ man [[command]]
e.g.
$ man usermod
To change a user's shell you would execute:
$ usermod -s <shell> <username>
e.g.
$ usermod -s /bin/ksh somebody
Historically, most Oracle DBA's have used the korn shell (/bin/ksh or /usr/bin/ksh). I'm not sure why everyone started using this shell, but you'll find that most DBAs use it because ... well ... most other DBAs use it. You'll be able to use their scripts that way :)
Regards, Andy
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