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Change my default shell in Linux using chsh

last updated February 24, 2020 in CentOS, Commands, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux

How do I change my default shell in Linux?

Change Shell To Bash in Linux / Unix

last updated November 22, 2018 in BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, UNIX

How do I switch from a ksh shell to bash on Linux or Unix system? How to change shells on Unix-like system?

CentOS / RHEL: Install KornShell (KSH)

last updated April 1, 2017 in CentOS, KSH Shell, RedHat and Friends

I am porting ksh script from Sun/Oracle Unix to Linux. How do I install ksh (KornShell) in CentOS / Fedora / Red Hat Enterprise Linux? How do I run and test ksh script on RHEL/CentOS Linux?

FreeBSD: Install zsh Shell

last updated July 15, 2012 in FreeBSD

How do I install the Z shell ( zsh ) shell under FreeBSD 9 operating systems?

Debian / Ubuntu Linux: Install KornShell (KSH)

last updated August 9, 2013 in Debian / Ubuntu, KSH Shell, Package Management

I am porting ksh script from Sun/Oracle Unix to Debian / Ubuntu Linux based server hosted on AWS cloud. How do I install ksh (KornShell) in Debian or Ubuntu Linux server? How do I run and test ksh scripts?

Linux / UNIX: Change Bash To KSH Shell

last updated November 12, 2010 in BASH Shell, KSH Shell, Linux, UNIX

How do I change my current login shell from bash to ksh under Linux or UNIX or Apple OS X operating systems?

Linux Disable Shell / FTP Access For a User Account

last updated June 24, 2009 in BASH Shell, CentOS, csh, Debian / Ubuntu, Fedora Linux, File system, KSH Shell, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Security, Ubuntu Linux

My users will only be checking mail, and I want to disable FTP access as well as shell access under CentOS Linux. How do I disable shell (SSH) and FTP access to a new or old user under Linux without deleting user account?