How can I run an alternate shell in the CAEN environment, such as tcsh or bash?
The default login shell on CAEN Linux hosts is /bin/csh. Shells other than /bin/csh are not supported as login shells at CAEN. While many shells may be available, not all are installed on platforms supported by CAEN. Also, CAEN cannot maintain customized passwd files on a per-user basis. However, some alternative shells may be available on CAEN hosts, such as tcsh and bash, and can be executed by individuals. To run an alternative shell, for example tcsh, simply type tcsh at the prompt. If you’d like tcsh to replace the current shell in a window, you can type exec tcsh. If you feel that this is too much typing, you have a few options that can save you some time. One option for xterm users is to set up function keys to run a shell. If the following lines are added to your .Xdefaults file, the F1 key will execute exec /bin/tcsh automatically in all your xterms: xterm*VT100.Translations: #override F1: string(“INDexec .shtmlbin/tcsh”) string(0x0d) You can also add the following to your .cs
