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I can't change my shell for root in Solaris 10. When i change, i can't login again after logout. The error is "no shell".

  • What shell are you changing from/to? Are you sure you have the correct path to the shell? Depending on how things are setup you may need to put the full path. – einstiien Feb 02 '10 at 22:23

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You probably messed the /etc/passwd file by editing it directly. What prints head -1 /etc/passwd | od -c ? Shell should be changed by using the passwd -e command.

jlliagre
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You have to specify the full path to the shell executable and I believe that appropriate permissions have to also be set.

Dennis Williamson
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I have had this issue and I believe the shell binary has to be on the / partition, at least in recovery mode when the other partitions are not mounted.

user34827
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