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How to set the default shell for an user?

  1. Use chshell command

  2. update the file /var/passwd

  3. update the file /etc/users

  4. update the file /etc/passwd
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The default shell for a user is stored in /etc/passwd file. The last field of each line specifies the login shell. Options A, B, and C are incorrect - there's no chshell command, and the paths are wrong (/var/passwd and /etc/users don't exist for this purpose). The chsh command is actually the preferred method to interactively change shells.

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