How to change the default new user shell without mentioning -s /bin/sh in cmd u

How to change the default new user shell without mentioning
-s /bin/sh in cmd useradd or usermod and which file we need
to change? this is not for existing user

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How to change the default new user shell without mentioning -s /bin/sh in cmd useradd or usermod an..

Answer / sanjog

shell initialization file are use to set user login environment.
there are two type of shell initialization
1) system wide initialization files ,i.e /etc/profile, &
/etc/.login)
then /etc /profile is used to change system environment for
bash shell korn shell bourne shell .
and ./etc/.login used to set system envi. for c shell, tc
shell ,z shell.
note :- shell initialization file template location under
/etc/skel directory .
2)user initialization:- file located users
($HOME.Profile , $HOME.csher, $HOME.login) .
then $HOME.profile for bourne /korne and
$HOME.csher,$HOME.login for c/Tc shell.

HOME= /export /home/user1
PATH= /usr/bin by default value.
to change
$PATH = /usr/bin/:/usr/sbin.
Vi editor the path into
file $HOME.Profile (for bash /korn shell)
to check, $echo $PATH
/usr/bin :/usr/sbin

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How to change the default new user shell without mentioning -s /bin/sh in cmd useradd or usermod an..

Answer / chandu

ans) we have to edit default user setting file.
file is /usr/sadm/defaduser
in this file change shell

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How to change the default new user shell without mentioning -s /bin/sh in cmd useradd or usermod an..

Answer / ajay shanker

Default shell for new users can be set , with
editing "defshell " parameter in /usr/sadm/defadduser.

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How to change the default new user shell without mentioning -s /bin/sh in cmd useradd or usermod an..

Answer / rajesh.cherukuri

hi all
u can chage the default new user shell by aditing the file

source cshrc file....

or by editing /etc/passwd file we can modify the sahell

Regards
Rajesh.

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