How to change the value of $SHELL variable?
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I installed zsh a while back and later uninstalled it. But doing some django work today, I realized that my SHELL variable is set to:
$ echo $SHELL
/usr/bin/zsh
I found an answer saying that chsh -s /bin/bash should do the trick. But it didn't work in my case.
bash shell environment-variables
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I installed zsh a while back and later uninstalled it. But doing some django work today, I realized that my SHELL variable is set to:
$ echo $SHELL
/usr/bin/zsh
I found an answer saying that chsh -s /bin/bash should do the trick. But it didn't work in my case.
bash shell environment-variables
edited Mar 15 at 18:48
Thomas
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asked Mar 15 at 18:40
Aviral Verma
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I installed zsh a while back and later uninstalled it. But doing some django work today, I realized that my SHELL variable is set to:
$ echo $SHELL
/usr/bin/zsh
I found an answer saying that chsh -s /bin/bash should do the trick. But it didn't work in my case.
bash shell environment-variables
edited Mar 15 at 18:48
Thomas
3,39741123
asked Mar 15 at 18:40
Aviral Verma
32
I installed zsh a while back and later uninstalled it. But doing some django work today, I realized that my SHELL variable is set to:
$ echo $SHELL
/usr/bin/zsh
I found an answer saying that chsh -s /bin/bash should do the trick. But it didn't work in my case.
bash shell environment-variables
edited Mar 15 at 18:48
Thomas
3,39741123
asked Mar 15 at 18:40
Aviral Verma
32
edited Mar 15 at 18:48
Thomas
3,39741123
edited Mar 15 at 18:48
Thomas
3,39741123
edited Mar 15 at 18:48
Thomas
3,39741123
3,39741123
asked Mar 15 at 18:40
Aviral Verma
32
asked Mar 15 at 18:40
Aviral Verma
32
asked Mar 15 at 18:40
Aviral Verma
32
32
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The chsh command obviously did not do what it was supposed to do. From comments I learned that your login shell was still /usr/bin/zsh.
The login shell can also be changed by manually editing the /etc/passwd file using the vipw command as root. Make sure that you enter the correct path to the shell you want to use, or you may not be able to log in properly.
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
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that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be/bin/bash,right?
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set touser/bin/zsh
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
@AviralVerma What does the entry in/etc/passwdsay your login shell is? Do you executezshin yourbashstartup files?
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
theetc/passwdsays/usr/bin/zshto be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
0
down vote
accepted
The chsh command obviously did not do what it was supposed to do. From comments I learned that your login shell was still /usr/bin/zsh.
The login shell can also be changed by manually editing the /etc/passwd file using the vipw command as root. Make sure that you enter the correct path to the shell you want to use, or you may not be able to log in properly.
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be/bin/bash,right?
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set touser/bin/zsh
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
@AviralVerma What does the entry in/etc/passwdsay your login shell is? Do you executezshin yourbashstartup files?
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
theetc/passwdsays/usr/bin/zshto be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
 |Â
show 3 more comments
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
The chsh command obviously did not do what it was supposed to do. From comments I learned that your login shell was still /usr/bin/zsh.
The login shell can also be changed by manually editing the /etc/passwd file using the vipw command as root. Make sure that you enter the correct path to the shell you want to use, or you may not be able to log in properly.
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be/bin/bash,right?
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set touser/bin/zsh
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
@AviralVerma What does the entry in/etc/passwdsay your login shell is? Do you executezshin yourbashstartup files?
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
theetc/passwdsays/usr/bin/zshto be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
 |Â
show 3 more comments
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
The chsh command obviously did not do what it was supposed to do. From comments I learned that your login shell was still /usr/bin/zsh.
The login shell can also be changed by manually editing the /etc/passwd file using the vipw command as root. Make sure that you enter the correct path to the shell you want to use, or you may not be able to log in properly.
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
The chsh command obviously did not do what it was supposed to do. From comments I learned that your login shell was still /usr/bin/zsh.
The login shell can also be changed by manually editing the /etc/passwd file using the vipw command as root. Make sure that you enter the correct path to the shell you want to use, or you may not be able to log in properly.
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
edited Mar 15 at 19:00
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
answered Mar 15 at 18:45
Kusalananda
103k13201317
103k13201317
that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be/bin/bash,right?
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set touser/bin/zsh
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
@AviralVerma What does the entry in/etc/passwdsay your login shell is? Do you executezshin yourbashstartup files?
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
theetc/passwdsays/usr/bin/zshto be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
 |Â
show 3 more comments
that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be/bin/bash,right?
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set touser/bin/zsh
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
@AviralVerma What does the entry in/etc/passwdsay your login shell is? Do you executezshin yourbashstartup files?
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
theetc/passwdsays/usr/bin/zshto be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.
– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be
/bin/bash,right?– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
that means the next time I log in, the $SHELL should be
/bin/bash,right?– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:46
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
@AviralVerma That is what I would expect.
– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:47
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set to
user/bin/zsh– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
That is not working here.Even after logging out and logging in, the variable is still set to
user/bin/zsh– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:48
@AviralVerma What does the entry in
/etc/passwd say your login shell is? Do you execute zsh in your bash startup files?– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
@AviralVerma What does the entry in
/etc/passwd say your login shell is? Do you execute zsh in your bash startup files?– Kusalananda
Mar 15 at 18:50
the
etc/passwd says /usr/bin/zsh to be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
the
etc/passwd says /usr/bin/zsh to be my shell.I'm not sure I understand the second question there.– Aviral Verma
Mar 15 at 18:52
 |Â
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