Why does the SSH login fail with the error "/bin/bash No such file or directory Connection to 10.x.x.x closed"?

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Issue

  • Why SSH disconnects immediately after entering password?
  • Why does the SSH login fail with the error "/bin/bash No such file or directory Connection to 10.x.x.x closed"?
[root@client ~]# ssh user@10.x.x.x
user@10.x.x.x's password: 
Last login: Fri Jun 23 10:39:30 2023 from client
/bin/bash: No such file or directory
Connection to 10.x.x.x closed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • openssh

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