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3 Ways to Change a Users Default Shell in Linux #

Created: April 26, 2020 11:45 PM URL: https://www.tecmint.com/change-a-users-default-shell-in-linux/ In this article, we will describe how to change a user’s shell in Linux. Read Also: 5 Most Frequently Used Open Source Shells for Linux There are several reasons for changing a user’s shell in Linux including the following: 1. When creating user accounts with the useradd or adduser utilities, the --shell flag can be used to specify the name of a user’s login shell other than that specified in the respective configuration files.

1. usermod Utility #

usermod is a utility for modifying a user’s account details, stored in the /etc/passwd file and the -s or --shell option is used to change the user’s login shell. In this example, we’ll first check user tecmint’s account information to view his default login shell and then change its login shell from /bin/sh to /bin/bash as follows. 3%20Ways%20to%20Change%20a%20Users%20Default%20Shell%20in%20Linux%207f26076b89524234a53cc7c75eb29d7e/Change-User-Shell-using-Usermod.png Change User Shell using Usermod

2. chsh Utility #

chsh is a command line utility for changing a login shell with the -s or –shell option like this. Change User Shell in /etc/passwd File In this method, simply open the /etc/passwd file using any of your favorite command line text editors and change a specific users shell.