[NBLUG/talk] Changing Default Login Shell without using /etc/passwd

[gandalf at sonic.net]

Solved it. 

Put 'SHELL="/bin/bash"' in /etc/enviornment 

On 2017-08-22 13:13, gandalf at sonic.net wrote:

> Ok, here's a wobbler I have on my desk.  
> 
> We're using Active Directory for user authentication and home directories. It's not passing login shell back to Kbuntu.  
> 
> Now when I bring up any terminal under KDE they use the default default of /bin/sh, which is antiquated in most students estimation. I'm trying to find a way to set the default default to /bin/bash. 
> 
> chsh will not work as the users have no entry in /etc/passwd to modify. 
> 
> I've been trying stuf in .profile but that doesn't seem to work at all.  
> 
> -Walter 
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