The login shell - Exercise
Objective: Practice looking up a login shell in /etc/passwd
Exercise scoring
This exercise is auto-scored and is worth 2 points.
Instructions
Run the commands listed below to identify the login shell for your account.
Login to your shell account for this class.
Run the grep command to display lines from the /etc/passwd file that contain your login name. We’ll cover the grep command in a future module. In the command below, you must insert your login name into the grep command in place of <your-login-name>. DO NOT include the angle brackets in the command.
grep <your-login-name> /etc/passwd
If you have any problems with this exercise, contact your tutor and ask for assistance.
Submitting your exercise
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