HP-UX List Shell Path Like Chsh - Shell-Bash

Introduction

In HP-UX, chsh command is used to change the login shell of a user. However, there may be times when you need to find out the location of all the possible valid shells that can be used with chsh. This could be helpful for a system admin to ensure the correct shell is used for the users and to avoid any compatibility issues.

This article will provide a Shell-Bash script to list all the possible shell paths that can be used with chsh command in HP-UX.

Procedure

#!/usr/bin/ksh
# Script: chshell.sh
# Author: YourName
# Purpose: List all shells in /etc/shells

for i in $(cat /etc/shells)
do
  if [ -x "$i" ]
  then
    echo "$i" 
  fi
done

This Shell-Bash script will list all the shell paths found in /etc/shells. It only lists those paths that have execution permission (-x option) set. This is required as only executable shell paths can be used with chsh command.

Conclusion

This script provides a simple way to list all the shell paths that can be used with chsh command in HP-UX. As a system admin, it is important to ensure that the correct shell path is set for the user login to avoid compatibility issues.