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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<refentry id='chsh.1'>
<!-- $Id: chsh.1.xml,v 1.22 2006/07/14 16:32:02 kloczek Exp $ -->
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv id='name'>
<refname>chsh</refname>
<refpurpose>change login shell</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>chsh</command>
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>options</replaceable>
</arg>
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id='description'>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
<command>chsh</command> changes the user login shell. This determines
the name of the user's initial login command. A normal user may only
change the login shell for her own account, the super user may change
the login shell for any account.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<para>
The options which apply to the <command>chsh</command> command are:
</para>
<variablelist remap='IP'>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Display help message and exit.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-s</option>, <option>--shell</option> <replaceable>SHELL</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to
blank causes the system to select the default login shell.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
If the <option>-s</option> option is not selected,
<command>chsh</command> operates in an interactive fashion, prompting
the user with the current login shell. Enter the new value to change
the shell, or leave the line blank to use the current one. The current
shell is displayed between a pair of <emphasis>[ ]</emphasis> marks.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='note'>
<title>NOTE</title>
<para>
The only restriction placed on the login shell is that the command
name must be listed in <filename>/etc/shells</filename>, unless the
invoker is the super-user, and then any value may be added. An
account with a restricted login shell may not change her login shell.
For this reason, placing <filename>/bin/rsh</filename> in
<filename>/etc/shells</filename> is discouraged since accidentally
changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from ever
changing her login shell back to its original value.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='files'>
<title>FILES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>User account information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/shells</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>List of valid login shells.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/login.defs</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Shadow password suite configuration.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='see_also'>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>login.defs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>