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  • bash does not work on AIX 7.2

    From Burkhard Schultheis@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 19 09:19:03 2018
    We have a new LPAR with AIX 7.2. We want to work with bash, so installed
    bash from Perzl (bash_64-4.4.5.aix5.1.ppc.rpm). But after install bash
    does not work. If I call "bash", nothing happens. The xterm, where I
    started bash, is totally dead.

    I tried the bash from aixtools.net, too. Same result, xterm is dead.

    What's wrong here?

    Best regards
    Burkhard

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  • From Kees Nuyt@21:1/5 to burkhard.schultheis@web.de on Thu Apr 19 11:16:52 2018
    On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:19:03 +0200, Burkhard Schultheis <burkhard.schultheis@web.de> wrote:

    We have a new LPAR with AIX 7.2. We want to work with bash, so installed
    bash from Perzl (bash_64-4.4.5.aix5.1.ppc.rpm). But after install bash
    does not work. If I call "bash", nothing happens. The xterm, where I
    started bash, is totally dead.

    I tried the bash from aixtools.net, too. Same result, xterm is dead.

    What's wrong here?

    This might help:
    https://www.unix.com/aix/16676-changing-shells-ibm-aix.html

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    Regards,
    Kees Nuyt

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  • From Burkhard Schultheis@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 19 15:41:29 2018
    Am 19.04.2018 um 11:16 schrieb Kees Nuyt:
    On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:19:03 +0200, Burkhard Schultheis <burkhard.schultheis@web.de> wrote:

    We have a new LPAR with AIX 7.2. We want to work with bash, so installed
    bash from Perzl (bash_64-4.4.5.aix5.1.ppc.rpm). But after install bash
    does not work. If I call "bash", nothing happens. The xterm, where I
    started bash, is totally dead.

    I tried the bash from aixtools.net, too. Same result, xterm is dead.

    What's wrong here?

    This might help:
    https://www.unix.com/aix/16676-changing-shells-ibm-aix.html


    In the meantime I've solved the problem: I took the package from IBM
    (toolbox) and made an entry for the shell in /etc/security/login.cfg.

    Thanks!

    Regards
    Burkhard

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  • From Lorinczy Zsigmond@21:1/5 to Burkhard Schultheis on Fri May 4 08:22:58 2018
    On 2018-04-19 09:19, Burkhard Schultheis wrote:
    We have a new LPAR with AIX 7.2. We want to work with bash, so installed
    bash from Perzl (bash_64-4.4.5.aix5.1.ppc.rpm). But after install bash
    does not work. If I call "bash", nothing happens. The xterm, where I
    started bash, is totally dead.

    Well, it's late now; next time start debugging with command
    'truss bash'

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