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rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2176 / 3 Years ago, thu, june 17, 2021, 6:32:48

I have just created a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.10

I have created a www-data user account.

When I switch to www-data, I cannot see www-data at the front of the prompt.

See this for reference.

As you can see, root has this. But not www-data

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answered 3 Years ago sharall · Accepted Answer

I found the solution here

but i will explain the exact steps I used.

first at root i did a

echo $SHELL

I saw that I have /bin/bash

then i switch to www-data

sudo su www-data

then i do a

echo $SHELL

I saw that I had

/bin/sh

instead.

So I did a

chsh -s /bin/bash

I was prompted for my www-data password so I gave it.

Password:

after that I switch back to root

exit

then i log back into www-data

sudo su www-data

I checked the $SHELL again

echo $SHELL

I saw that now it is

/bin/bash

and also my prompt is back