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==== Changing the default shell ====
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Download the required package:
Download the required package: <br>''apk add libuser''
''apk add libuser''
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If you do not have files: /etc/login.defs /etc/default/useradd
If you do not have files:
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/etc/login.defs
/etc/default/useradd
 
We will need to create them
We will need to create them


touch /etc/login.defs
* ''touch /etc/login.defs''
touch /etc/default/useradd
* ''touch /etc/default/useradd''
 
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Now we can change our default shell
Now we can change our default shell
 
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If you want to change the current user's shell:
If you want to change the current user's shell: lchsh
''lchsh''
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If you want to change a different user's shell: lchsh USERNAME
If you want to change a different user's shell:
''lchsh USERNAME''

Revision as of 20:17, 25 October 2019

Changing the default shell


Download the required package:
apk add libuser
If you do not have files: /etc/login.defs /etc/default/useradd
We will need to create them

  • touch /etc/login.defs
  • touch /etc/default/useradd


Now we can change our default shell
If you want to change the current user's shell: lchsh
If you want to change a different user's shell: lchsh USERNAME