Korn Shell: Unix and Linux Programming Manual, Third Edition, The

Logging In

A number of things happen before you see the login: prompt on your terminal. After you enter the login name, the login program is started. It finishes the process of logging you in by prompting for a password, checking the /etc/passwd file, and finally starting up your login shell. Your login shell is specified in the /etc/passwd file like this:

					larissa:*:101:12::/home/larissa:/bin/sh
					renata:*:102:101::/home/renata:/bin/ksh
				

For larissa, the login shell is /bin/sh, while for renata it is /bin/ksh.

Changing the Login Shell

To make the Korn shell your default login shell, have your system administrator change it to /bin/ksh or the pathname of wherever the Korn shell binary is located, or run the chsh command (if available on your ...