change the shell section in /etc/passwd , can not login ssh?

curtis123 · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 53

Hi all

I changed one account shell section in /etc/passwd, such as vi to place the original /bin/bash

if loing in local machine ,that is no problem, I can get a vi after login.

but when I try to login through ssh from a remote machine, I can never success in login . always get "access denied"

what 's the problem? I have read all the man page of sshd sshd_config ,but I get no hint

FloppyMaster0 · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:29 am Post subject:

Try specifying an absolute path, like /usr/bin/vi.

BTW, this seems like a very strange thing to do anyway.

wjholden · l33t Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 826 Location: Augusta, GA

Yeah, agreed. Type "which vi" to find out what command it's trying to execute and where that is. If it doesn't come up with anything then you'll need to export your $PATH variable (using export $PATH="/usr/bin/" or something like that).

Also, are there any other programs you can't access at the terminal? That's just a little weird...it's possible you screwed up your group configurations or something. Easy work around - delete your user account, recreate it with the same home directory, then chown your files to that new user.

Finally, are you sure the shell setup is correct?

curtis123 · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 53

UberLord · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:21 am Post subject:

Does vi exist in /etc/shells?

curtis123 · n00b Joined: 09 May 2004 Posts: 53