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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:55:19 +0400
From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru>
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To: Jim Burwell <jimb AT jsbc DOT cc>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Cygwin64 ignoring /etc/passwd shell field?
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Greetings, Jim Burwell!

Please don't attach to existing threads, if you're opening a new topic.
Post a new message to the list instead.

> I've noticed after installing an update the Cygwin64 appears to ignore
> the contents of the shell field in /etc/passwd.  I normally run
> /bin/tcsh as my shell, and changing this field used to result in any new
> login shells running tcsh.  Now it just runs bash regardless.

> Has something changed?

Depends, how do you start your "login shell".
Also, what
getent passwd <yourloginname>
says about your changes?


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT yandex DOT ru) 26.02.2014, <01:53>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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