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What type of shell is SSH?
SSH, also known as Secure Shell or Secure Socket Shell, is a network protocol that gives users, particularly system administrators, a secure way to access a computer over an unsecured network. In addition to providing secure network services, SSH refers to the suite of utilities that implement the SSH protocol.
Which shell is specified for the user?
Bash (/bin/bash) is a popular shell on most if not all Linux systems, and it’s normally the default shell for user accounts.
What is the service name for SSH?
OpenSSH server
sshd is the OpenSSH server process. It listens to incoming connections using the SSH protocol and acts as the server for the protocol. It handles user authentication, encryption, terminal connections, file transfers, and tunneling.
How do I find out what default shell is assigned to a user account?
cat /etc/shells – List pathnames of valid login shells currently installed. grep “^$USER” /etc/passwd – Print the default shell name. The default shell runs when you open a terminal window. chsh -s /bin/ksh – Change the shell used from /bin/bash (default) to /bin/ksh for your account.
Which is the best shell to use for SSH?
Assuming you’re running on Linux, you can use the chsh command. Alternatively, you can stick exec /bin/zsh in your bash login script.this will replace bash instance with your shell. If you can’t change your default shell, ssh -t user@host ‘zsh -l’ works.
Is there any way to force SSH to use a particular shell?
Is there any way to force SSH to use a particular shell on the remote end, regardless of what the user’s default shell is? I’ve tried solutions akin to:
How to change the default shell for SSH?
The -t flag forces a pseudo-tty allocation, and the -l flag spawns a login shell. Edit /etc/passwd (if you have the rights, or ask your system admin) to change your default shell.
Is it possible to run bash on a remote shell?
I’ve tried solutions akin to: but unfortunately the default shell on the remote end is responsible for parsing the “complicated, multi-line command” part, and I’m having difficulty escaping it sufficiently to work both for Bash and C shell users. I don’t believe this is possible, at least with openssh-based systems.