I have had some problems restoring the login/desktop shell in Solaris 7. I have been able to change the shell for root and logon from the command line. However, I have not been able to get the desktop to accept the shell as valid. what do I need to do to correct this. I seem to recall needing to link a file to something. I just cannot remember what that file and link should be
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Invalid Desktop Shell
- Thread starter bbryantf
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you really shouldn't change the shell for root, once you are root you can always run the other shell ...
it's a safety feature ... the /sbin/sh always exists, and is not used by anything else, and is very very unlikely ever to get corrupted!
you can change it by editing the /etc/passwd file, but you really should think about _NOT_ doing it
it's a safety feature ... the /sbin/sh always exists, and is not used by anything else, and is very very unlikely ever to get corrupted!
you can change it by editing the /etc/passwd file, but you really should think about _NOT_ doing it
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