FTP and tcsh don't mix

[Stephen Harris]

In article <4416 at aix.aix.kingston.ibm.com> vendiswc at aix.aix.kingston.ibm.com (Shaun Codner) writes:
>In article <ramsey.657905203 at sundance> ramsey at sundance.llnl.gov (Susanne Ramsey) writes:
[Problems with FTP and tcsh on a Sun]
>Yes, this is probably because you do not have the path for tcsh ( usually 
>/usr/local/bin/tcsh) in the /etc/shells file.  FTP checks this file
>for "legal" shells when somebody FTP's in.  Just append the path to
>the end of /etc/shells and all should be fine.  If not, then it may be
>something a wee bit more complicated. :-)

What is this file /etc/shells ?  I am on a MicroVAX running Ultrix 3.1, and
there is no such file.
Is this SunOS specific, or am I missing an important file?
I can FTP OK to and from this machine without the file, even though I am
using /usr/new/csh as my shell.

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