Re: bash as default shell

Mike Hoy wrote:
> my hard drive has /home on a different partition
> it was failing fsck and to simplify I backed up my /home contents to a
> backup hdd and then set it up again
>
> how to I use 'bash' when /etc/shells already shows me using /bin/bash?
>
> vim /home/dio/.bashrc
> alias clearl="clear && ls -l"
> ~$ clearl
> -bash: clearl: command not found
> in terminal
> ~$ echo $SHELL
> /bin/bash
>
> so I change to bash anyway:
> ~$ bash
> ~$ clearl (works fine)
>
> I've done this:
>
> chsh -s /bin/bash
> password ***
> no luck
>
> but I can type bash manually and I'm goold
>
> ~$ echo $PATH
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/home/dio/sh:/home/dio/
>
>
> cat ~/.bashrc
> alias clearl="clear && ls -l"

What's your login shell (as shown in /etc/passwd)?

--
-Eric 'shubes'

---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss