[Freeipa-users] Default shell for new users

[Martin Kosek]

Adding freeipa-users list back to CC.

Note that the default shell applies only for new users. To modify shell for a 
current user, use

# ipa user-mod <user> --shell=/bin/bash

Martin

On 10/14/2013 01:55 PM, Михаил А wrote:
> [root at pk529ipa01 ~]#  ipa config-show
...
>    Default shell: /bin/bash
...
>
>
> but in new session
> -sh-4.2$ echo $SHELL
> /bin/sh
> -sh-4.2$
>
>
>
>
> 2013/10/14 Martin Kosek <mkosek at redhat.com <mailto:mkosek at redhat.com>>
>
>     Then you probably have /bin/bash already set. Use
>
>     # ipa config-show
>
>     to verify.
>
>     Martin
>
>     On 10/14/2013 01:46 PM, Михаил А wrote:
>      > ipa config-mod --defaultshell=/bin/bash
>      > ipa: ERROR: no modifications to be performed
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > 2013/10/14 Martin Kosek <mkosek at redhat.com <mailto:mkosek at redhat.com>>
>      >
>      >> On 10/14/2013 11:46 AM, Mateusz Marzantowicz wrote:
>      >>> Is there any particular reason why /bin/sh is default shell for new
>      >>> domain users and not /bin/bash is? I know that /bin/sh is symlink to
>      >>> /bin/bash on Fedora but local user accounts are created with /bin/bash
>      >>> as default shell.
>      >>>
>      >>> Is it related to other supported UNIX-like systems that might not
>      >>> include bash or there is some other reason for such default vaule?
>      >>
>      >> This is exactly the reason. /bin/sh is just the most common denominator
>      >> when
>      >> talking about shells on various client systems.
>      >>
>      >> But feel free to change the default to /bin/bash if you like:
>      >>
>      >> $ kinit admin
>      >> $ ipa config-mod --defaultshell=/bin/bash
>      >>
>      >> HTH,
>      >> Martin
>      >>
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