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imported>Satinz (New page: ===Changing the login shell for a user=== If you experience an error like: <pre>su: cannot run /sbin/nologin: No such file or directory</pre> when you try to do <pre>su some_user</pre> you...) |
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<pre>su some_user</pre> | <pre>su some_user</pre> | ||
you have to change the login shell for that user. | you have to change the login shell for that user. | ||
'''Notice:''' You should be sure about using <code>vi</code> properly before doing this. | |||
This is done with the following line: | This is done with the following line: | ||
<pre>vi /etc/passwd</pre> | <pre>vi /etc/passwd</pre> | ||
You'll see a line like this: | |||
<pre>some_user:x:1025:100:Descriptive text:/nonexist:/sbin/nologin</pre> | |||
Change that line to: | |||
<pre>some_user:x:1025:100:Descriptive text:/nonexist:/bin/ash</pre> | |||
Save the file, and you're done. | |||
You're now able to do | |||
<pre>su some_user</pre> | |||
Revision as of 19:28, 7 April 2008
Changing the login shell for a user
If you experience an error like:
su: cannot run /sbin/nologin: No such file or directory
when you try to do
su some_user
you have to change the login shell for that user.
Notice: You should be sure about using vi properly before doing this.
This is done with the following line:
vi /etc/passwd
You'll see a line like this:
some_user:x:1025:100:Descriptive text:/nonexist:/sbin/nologin
Change that line to:
some_user:x:1025:100:Descriptive text:/nonexist:/bin/ash
Save the file, and you're done. You're now able to do
su some_user