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


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