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change default shell
- To: "=?big5?q?Sam=20C.?=" <hk2good at yahoo dot com dot hk>
- Subject: change default shell
- From: David Starks-Browning <starksb at ebi dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:14:32 +0100
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <20010703032220.46461.qmail@web13907.mail.yahoo.com>
On Tuesday 3 Jul 01, Sam C. writes:
> In linux, I could change the default shell to (say)
> tcsh by changing the /etc/passwd file.
>
> But I could not change the default shell to tcsh in
> cygwin by editing the /etc/passwd.
If you start Cygwin from the shortcut, then look at the shortcut
properties. You should be able to figure it out from there.
/etc/passwd is used by login/telnet/rlogin/ssh. Not by the shortcut.
(One for the FAQ perhaps?)
David
(Cygwin FAQ maintainer)
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