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vax 7.2P: chch

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Jan 15 04:35:32 1991

To: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
From: klee@mit.edu
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 91 04:35:15 EST


System name:		hal-2000
Type and version:	CVAXSTAR 7.2P (1 update(s) to same version)
Display type:		SM

What were you trying to do?

	Change my shell to /afs/athena.mit.edu/project/gnu/bin/bash

What's wrong:
	I've fallen, and I can't get up.

"	/afs/athena.mti.edu/project/gnu/: Permission denied
	No shell
	Connection closed.						"

What should have happened:
	Chsh should have removed all the files in my home directory.

Please describe any relevant documentation references:
	rm -rf *

Example output:

%athena chsh

Changing login shell for erikkay.
Account information last changed on 15-jan-1991 05:21:38
by user erikkay with chsh.
Current shell for erikkay /afs/athena.mit.edu/project/gnu/.
New shell: /bin/csh
Changing shell to /bin/csh...
Shell successfully changed.

%athena chsh

Changing login shell for erikkay.
Account information last changed on 15-sep-1988 17:05:58
by user root with reg_svr.
Current shell for erikkay is /bin/csh.
New shell: /afs/athena.mit.edu/project/gnu/bin/bash
/afs/athena.mit.edu/project/gnu/bin/bash exists but is an unusual choice.
Try again if it is not what you wanted.
Changing shell to /afs/athena.mit.edu/project/gnu/bin/bash...
Shell successfully changed.


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