On Tuesday 15 March 2005 08:46, Peter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Peter said:
> > Slackware10 kernel 2.4.26
> >
> > >For me unknown reason suddenly bash will not
> >
> > start in terminals.
>
> The reason was that I had made a new slackware installation in which then
> in the /etc/passwd under my user name at the end of the line there was no
>
> :/bin/bash as it used to be.
>
> I found it out when I added an arbitrary user in which then again bash was
> not started in the terminals. Again on his passwd line there was no
> :/bin/bash.

Peter use ŽadduserŽ to create user accounts in slack, /bin/bash is the default 
in that program. 

> So it had nothing to do with me getting too old for Linux. It's a new
> "gimmick" in slackware which one has to find out first.

Gimmick no not at all question of using the correct program or script.

> Regards
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