Linux: How to set the default shell?

How to set the default shell? If you want to set a shell as a the default for all users you can set the SHELL variable $ sudo vi ~/.bashrc export SHELL=/bin/bash To change the default shell for a specific user you can either use the following command $ usermod -s /path/to/shell user_a or, set the shell in the /etc/passwd file by changing the last column which represents the default shell for that user user_a:x:1001:1001::/home/user_a:/bin/sh Read more about the Linux shell