====== Change Default UNIX Shell ====== **This article describes how to change your default shell - from bash to tcsh or from tcsh to bash.** ===== Procedure ===== - Login to bohr ssh bohr - Once logged in, use chsh to change your default shell > chsh Changing login shell for username on *all* ACMAINT hosts. Enter existing password: Old shell: /usr/local/bin/bash New shell [/usr/local/bin/bash]: - If you would like to switch to tcsh, use /usr/local/bin/tcsh - If you would like to switch to bash, use /usr/local/bin/bash - Once you enter one of the above, hit enter and you will get a confirmation message. You must then logout of your current workstation and login for the change to take effect. ===== Notes ===== * This MUST be done on bohr. This will not work when done from any other host in Physics. * If you are off-campus, use the following ssh syntax to get to bohr ssh username@bohr.physics.purdue.edu * This is something that you, the user, must do yourself. No-one else can do this for you.