How to Configure the Telnet Server to Use the Korn Shell

ID: Q201575

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack

SUMMARY

This article shows you how to configure your Services for UNIX telnet server to use the Korn Shell (Sh.exe) in place of the default logon shell (Cmd.exe).

MORE INFORMATION

The following instructions assume that Services for UNIX has been installed to the C:\SFU directory. This is not the default directory, but it is easier to show. The assumption is also made that you have created a user named TelnetUser and assigned this user a home directory of F:\home\TelnetUser.

Run Notepad and insert the following lines:

@echo off
C:\SFU\Shell\SH.EXE -rL

Save this file as C:\SFU\Telnet\shell.bat.

Create a new file in Notepad and insert the following lines:


   EDITOR=vi
   export EDITOR
   alias ll="ls -l"
   alias la="ls -a"
   USERNAME=`basename $PWD`
   export USERNAME
   USER=$USERNAME
   export USER
   LOGNAME=$USERNAME
   export LOGNAME
   echo
   echo
   echo "Welcome to the Korn Shell!"
   echo
   echo

Save this file as F:\home\TelnetUser\profile.ksh.

Run Tlntadmn.exe from Start, Run or from a command prompt.

Select selection number 3 to make a registry change.

Select selection number 4 to change the default shell.

Change DefaultShell to C:\SFU\Telnet\shell.bat

Select selection number 0 to exit this menu.

Select selection number 5 to stop the Telnet service.

Select selection number 4 to start the Telnet service.

Telnet in and test your modifications.

If you need to go back to the default Cmd.exe shell, the following is the exact syntax used for DefaultShell:

%SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe /q /k

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Keywords : kbnetwork
Version : winnt:4.0; :
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo