bash in X and terminal

[cfleck]

i have my terminal.app set up to run bash instead of tcsh, but how do i make the xterm in Apple's Xfree start up with it as well?

 

[rhg]

You need to set the default shell for your user account to /usr/bin/bash. You do this with NetInfo or the niutil command line tool.

 

[cfleck]

i assume you mean /bin/bash but even still it does not set the xterm in the Xfree to bash.

 

[rhg]

Sorry, you're right, /bin/bash is correct.

In NetInfo Manager in the local@127.0.0.1 domain, I have set the "shell" property to "/bin/bash" for my user account and this does the trick. It causes the SHELL environment variable to be set to /bin/bash as well.

Note that you *must* log off and on to activate this change in NetInfo.

 

[cfleck]

you were right. i discovered this log off business right before i read your post. thanks for the tip!