ssh is not interactive

Question

I recently deployed a new website on a VPS thingy using a stackscript, and everything went well. It set up ssh to use my public key and everything. However, when I connect to the server with ssh, I can't TAB to autocomplete, and I can't use the up arrow to pull up previous commands. I've used ssh before and never had this problem. What configuration is responsible for this, and is it safe to change?

Answer 1

The features you're looking for are not part of SSH, they're part of the shell that's run automatically for you when you sign in with SSH. You can run echo $SHELL to see which shell you're currently using. I'm going to assume that you're used to using the bash shell so run bash and see if it behaves like you expect. If it does, run chsh and set your shell to '/bin/bash'. Next time you log in bash will be started for you.

Answer 2

It is most likely the shell you are using - ie not something like bash that you are used to. Try the command chsh to change your shell.

Answer 3

Check the /etc/passwd. Your use must be use /bin/bash in your shell options. BTW, you always can use this features typing bash in your console