To change the default login shell we'll usechsh, a command line tool to change the login shell. This program changes the login shell by modifying the/etc/passwdfile and setting the$SHELLenvironment variable. You can override the default shell in a terminal application, by setting the shell f...
Now let’s discuss three different ways to change the default Linux user shell. 1. usermod Utility Theusermodcommand is used for modifying a user’s account details, stored in the/etc/passwdfile and the-sor--shelloption is used to change the user’s login shell. In this example, we’l...
Shells tend to be designed by people who want things to behave in a specific way. If your thinking aligns with that designer’s, that shell might well be a good fit for you. Plus, trying a new shell on Linux is easy. In most Linux distributions, including Ubuntu,the default shell isb...
How to change the default shell in Linux permanently? Suppose you liked the Fish shell a lot and you want to use it as your default shell so that every time you open the terminal or ssh into the system, you are using it instead of the default bash shell. Linux allows you to change ...
In most Linux distributions, including Ubuntu,the default shell isbash. It does a great job and is very capable. However, another shell might offer a time-saving difference that would have a big impact on your workflow. You'll never know if you don't look!
Chapter 3How to change default umask permission in Linux Chapter 4How to set immutable bit with chattr command Conclusion This tutorial explained what the umask permissions are and how they work. It also described the steps to configure, change and manage these permissions temporarily and permanently...
Step 4. Change the Default SSH Port Step 5. Connect to SSH using the new Port Prerequisites A Linux VPS with root access enabled, or a user with sudo privileges. Our VPSes all come with root access, so you should have no issues if you use one of ourManaged Linux VPSes. ...
How to change the shell prompt so that it will help to identify production systems. Resolution The shell prompt is controlled via the PS environment variables. Raw **PS1** - The value of this parameter is expanded and used as the primary prompt string. The default value is \u@\h \W\\...
In this article we will explain how to change a default MySQL/MariaDB database data directory (/var/lib/mysql) to a different path on a CentOS/RHEL and Ubuntu.
Chsh is a command-line utility on Unix-based operating systems that enables you to change the default shell. It comes pre-installed on pretty much all Linux distros. To use it, all you have to do is supply the pathname of the shell that you want to use in the terminal, and it takes...