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Started by Guest_Wanch_* , Aug 08 2008 06:24 AM

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Guest_Wanch_*
Posted 08 August 2008 - 06:24 AM

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What is the command to change a users login shell?

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Guest_Jordan_*
Posted 11 August 2008 - 04:14 AM

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You can use 'chsh' for this purpose. 

$ chsh -s <shell> <username>

You can also use chsh without the -s and it will enter into interactive mode. If you are trying to disable a login use the nologin shell:

$ chsh -s /sbin/nologin

The above command is great for disabling SSH access to a server.

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Tor
Posted 13 August 2008 - 04:31 AM

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You can also use /dev/null but it is not as friendly. I think it only shows a permission denied error.

What does /sbin/nologin do?
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