Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!yale!mintaka!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!sweh From: sweh@tharr.UUCP (Stephen Harris) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: FTP and tcsh don't mix Keywords: FTP tcsh shells Message-ID: <1408@tharr.UUCP> Date: 9 Nov 90 11:20:39 GMT References: <4416@aix.aix.kingston.ibm.com> Reply-To: sweh@tharr.UUCP (Stephen Harris) Organization: Power Microsystems Ltd Lines: 21 In article <4416@aix.aix.kingston.ibm.com> vendiswc@aix.aix.kingston.ibm.com (Shaun Codner) writes: >In article ramsey@sundance.llnl.gov (Susanne Ramsey) writes: [Problems with FTP and tcsh on a Sun] >Yes, this is probably because you do not have the path for tcsh ( usually >/usr/local/bin/tcsh) in the /etc/shells file. FTP checks this file >for "legal" shells when somebody FTP's in. Just append the path to >the end of /etc/shells and all should be fine. If not, then it may be >something a wee bit more complicated. :-) What is this file /etc/shells ? I am on a MicroVAX running Ultrix 3.1, and there is no such file. Is this SunOS specific, or am I missing an important file? I can FTP OK to and from this machine without the file, even though I am using /usr/new/csh as my shell. -- Stephen Harris Disclaimer: me have an opinion? | Email: ..!ukc!axion!tharr!sweh What an idea! | sweh%tharr.uucp@uk.co.bt.axion Wanted: humour transplant | tharr!sweh@uk.ac.ukc <-- tharr *free* public access to Usenet in the UK 0234 261804 -->