====== 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.