PyShell

A Customizable Login Shell for Linux Systems written in Python

Essentials

Python 2.5 and above Root Privilages for installation

Installation

• Copy the pysh file to some folder say "/var/pyshell/pysh"
• Give execute permissions to the file.
• Create a folder for log "/var/pyshell/log/
• Browse through the code. Its pretty simple to understand the config. Edit it to fit your needs.
• Change the login shell for the user using the command "chsh"

Using install.sh

• Run sudo sh install.sh
• Enter password for user shell when prompted
• Make sure you see this message Changing shell for shell. Shell changed.
• Enter the name of the package manager. Ubuntu: apt-get | Fedora, CentOS, Redhat, etc... : yum | Arch: pacman.
• Make sure sshd is running.

Using the newly created shell

• SSH from some other system. ssh shell@ip_addr
• Enter the password for shell
• And it's magical!. :P