Best Answer: How Do I Change the User Shell in Linux?
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How do you change the shell of a user in Linux?

Now let’s discuss three different ways to change Linux user shell.

  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. …
  2. chsh Utility. …
  3. Change User Shell in /etc/passwd File.

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How do I know my login shell Linux?

cat /etc/shells – List pathnames of valid login shells currently installed. grep “^$USER” /etc/passwd – Print the default shell name. The default shell runs when you open a terminal window. chsh -s /bin/ksh – Change the shell used from /bin/bash (default) to /bin/ksh for your account.

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