I think you just need to do a "chpass username"
then set the users shell to one that exists in
/etc/shells like /bin/sh or whatever.

Paul.



todd marek wrote:

> I just added a secondary user to my system and after getting a handle on
> logging in and out i found that I get the following message after a few
> changes.
>
> % login
> Not a login shell
>
> Does anyone know how to access a login shell?  I read the manual and saw all
> of the options for the command but nothing on how to get to a login shell.
> Thanks
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> Todd Marek
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>
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Paul       (pts@bom.gov.au)
Senior IT Grade C
National Climate Centre
Australian Bureau Of Meteorology
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