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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:03:51 -0800
From: Jim Burwell <jimb@jsbc.cc>
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Subject: Re: Cygwin64 ignoring /etc/passwd shell field?
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On 2/26/2014 15:53, Jim Burwell wrote:
> On 2/26/2014 02:07, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Feb 25 18:37, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
>>> On 2/25/2014 6:24 PM, Jim Burwell wrote:
>>>> On 2/25/2014 13:55, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>>> On Feb 25 13:52, Jim Burwell wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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?
>>>>> No.  Works for me.  Do you start `mintty -'?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Corinna
>>>>>
>>>> Interestingly, it works as expected with mintty, but not with xterm,
>>>> uxterm, uterm.
>>>>
>>>> Was going to try rxvt, but noticed it's not in Cygwin64.
>>>>
>>>> It also works when I ssh into my cygwin.
>>>>
>>>> So appears to be a problem with xterm and related?
>>> Yes, and it's a conscious change.  See
>>> <https://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-xfree/2014-02/msg00005.html>.
>> Weird, I was pretty sure we already have an /etc/shells file installed
>> by default.  Apparently not.  So, shan't we add one?
>>
>>   /bin/sh
>>   /bin/bash
>>   /bin/dash
>>   /bin/mksh
>>   /bin/zsh
>>   /usr/bin/sh
>>   /usr/bin/bash
>>   /usr/bin/dash
>>   /usr/bin/mksh
>>   /usr/bin/zsh
>>
>> The base-files package would be a good place to be.  David?
>>
> Well, at least it wasn't a subconscious decision.  :-)
>
> Thanks for the pointer!
>
> I agree.  Every distro should have a default /etc/shells with the
> typical shells in it.
>
>
>
> - Jim
>
>
Or on second thought, the shells themselves should run a post install
which add themselves to /etc/shells.

- Jim


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