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How do I change my login shell?

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Using this command, you can change many pieces of information dealing with your account, including your login shell. To leave an entry unchanged, simply press enter for that entry. Typically, the shell on a GNU/Linux account is /bin/bash, though you may choose alternately /bin/ksh, /bin/tcsh, or /bin/zsh. Although /bin/ash is an additional shell, it is not provided by default on LCSEE machines.

How can I change Webmin's list of allowed IP addresses from the shell?

Webmin
The file you need to modify is /etc/webmin/miniserv.conf , in particular the allow= or deny= lines. If the allow= line exists, it contains a list of all addresses and networks that are allowed to connect to Webmin. Similarly, the deny= line contains addresses that are not allowed to connect. After modifying this file, you need to run /etc/webmin/stop ; /etc/webmin/start for the changes to take effect. Naturally, the file can only be edited by the root user. Edit the file /etc/webmin/webmin. See similar questions...

How do I kill a shell-login session?

FAQ - mhc.comp.questions
First find out the process ID number of the session you want to kill. Type ps at the % prompt to do this. This will list the process ID (PID) and location (TTY). One of these sessions is your current one, so type tty to find out your current location. Kill the other session(s) by entering kill -TERM # # # (where "#" is a PID number). See similar questions...

How do I change my shell to tcsh?

EE141 FAQ Index
You can always just type tcsh at the prompt, or you can log onto po. Then you have to type chsh and then enter /usr/local/bin/tcsh, then wait 24 hours. After this time, tcsh will be your default shell. See similar questions...

How do I change my enviroment shell?

Department of Mathematics: Computing
This will prompt you to enter your current password. It will then ask you to enter the path to a “New Shell”. See similar questions...

How can I change my shell (or get 'menus' back)?

Nyx Net FAQ
Assuming you're validated (if not, see above), run /nyx/bin/ChangeShell from the shell (or put '!' in front if in the menus) and it'll ask you which shell you want. Note that this applies if you want to get the menus back at login time -- the menus are the first "shell" on the list this command will show you ("..../menuloginsh"). Drop a note to admin@nyx.net and/or post a note about it in the "nyx. See similar questions...

How do I change my default shell?

MTU Department of Computer Science
The default shell is /bin/tcsh. If you want to change your default shell, use the command ypchsh. It will ask for your password and the shell you want to make default. You are advised not to do this unless you know what you are doing. You can use other shells temporarily by typing the name of the shell. For example, if you want to use the bash shell, type bash at the command prompt. Use exit to return to the previous shell. See similar questions...

How do I change my Webmin password if I can't login?

Webmin
Included with the Webmin distribution is a program called changepass.pl to solve erecisely this problem. Assuming you have installed Webmin in /usr/libexec/webmin, you could change the password of the admin user to foo by running /usr/libexec/webmin/changepass.pl /etc/webmin admin foo See similar questions...

How do I change my login name?

Customer Support -- FAQ
Are you sure you really don't want to change your primary email address instead? The username associated with your dialin account is of interest only to us, here, as a way of verifying you are who you say you are when you log in. Essentially, we keep track of personal settings and ownership of files, etc, on the web server using your username. See similar questions...

How do I change the default shell for a user?

Section 0. (Basic FAQ information)
Use 'vi' to edit the /etc/master.passwd. Once you have changed the entry you want modified, run the program "pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd". This will rebuild the password database and update your /etc/passwd file. Cd to the /var/yp directory and run a "make" to update your 'NIS' database (important only if you are using NIS). Use the 'vipw' program and make your change. This automatically rebuilds the password database and the /etc/passwd file. See similar questions...

Where can I change preferences or options in WIN_SHELL?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
tables for plate layout, bill of material, ...): If the windows for which you want to change the options The cone calculation in WIN_SHELL produces the error-message: "Iteration diverges - increase internal pressure ...." The iteration of the cone-calculation can diverge with a very small pressure. Generally you can increase the pressure and proof the cone with a higher pressure. See similar questions...

How do I make ksh or csh be the login shell for root?

Solaris 2 FAQ
I have all kinds of problems with SCSI disks/RAIDs under Solaris 2.x They worked fine under SunOS 4.x. See similar questions...

How do I login?

TickerFactory.com does not use any registration system or ask for any personal identification (such as email address). Tickers using data that needs to be updated (weight loss, exercise...) only requires you to know the ticker web address and the PIN protecting the modifications to its data. If you use the code provided on TickerFactory.com, just clicking on your ticker will lead you to its update page. From there you can edit its style and its data. See similar questions...

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