Can't type into Terminal

Hi, I have a second hand Mac book Pro running 10.14.3 Mojave which was reformatted before use. During personalisation of the computer I went to access terminal (2.9.1) to setup a folder for Screenshot's to go into. When I opened Terminal I was presented with the below window. I am unable to type anything into terminal. I have tried opening a new shell, quitting the program and restarting. I have also tried to type my password with no luck. I don't know if it might have something to do with my Prefferences --> General - "Shell open With" which currently reads "/bin/CustomShellStaff" under the "Command (complete path)", even though "Default Login Shell" is selected. I have tried to change the Command path to ~/desktop and ~/documents. I then get "login: -Desktop: Permission denied".

I am unable to enter anything into any of these terminal shells. I am not sure what else I can try so any suggestions are appreciated :)


Ta,


Ann

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Feb 7, 2019 4:50 PM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2019 10:52 AM

Try this:


For "Shell opens with", click the bottom option and instead of what it says now type

"/bin/tcsh" (without the quotes).



Now quit and restart Terminal.



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Feb 7, 2019 5:17 PM in response to Ann612

I don't know if it might have something to do with my Prefferences --> General - "Shell open With" which currently reads "/bin/CustomShellStaff" under the "Command (complete path)", even though "Default Login Shell" is selected.


Your suspicion is correct. That custom shell does not exist on a new Mac or one that has been properly configured for resale.


Please follow What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac .... Those instructions describe the necessity to completely erase the Mac, so start there. Step 6.

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