Hello and thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer
I'm experiencing a weird issue I can't explain
When I go to change a user ID shell from bash to csh/tcsh... It seems to be successful and I can see /bin/csh is set for them in the /etc/passwd. The new csh/tcsh shell runs fine for the user ID when the account is logged on from a putty terminal. When I login to the Gnome desktop as the user ID, and open a terminal though, the shell stays bash. When I issue a "ctl+alt+f2" to open a new terminal window, and then login it works and the $SHELL is /bin/csh again.
I'm at a loss to explain why the Gnome GUI wouldn't see this change... Can anyone offer any ideas?
Thanks!
Gnome desktop doesn't changing user shell
Re: Gnome desktop doesn't changing user shell
Clutching at straws but did you restart gnome/gdm since the change?
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
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Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
Re: Gnome desktop doesn't changing user shell
Logged out... and even rebooted the machine. I found another post on a different forum where someone was experiencing the exact same issue... but no one offered an explanation or resolution.
Re: Gnome desktop doesn't changing user shell
Does it only run bash, or does it run on top of csh? I.e. does ps only show bash, or both.
What happens if you run su - "username" in a terminal?
Maybe gnome starts the terminal with some options, i.e. to start it with bash?
What happens if you run su - "username" in a terminal?
Maybe gnome starts the terminal with some options, i.e. to start it with bash?