shadow/man/chsh.1

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.TH "CHSH" 1 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
chsh \- change login shell
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.HP 5
\fBchsh\fR [\-s\ \fIlogin_shell\fR] [\fIuser\fR]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
\fBchsh\fR 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\&.

.PP
The only restrictions placed on the login shell is that the command name must be listed in \fI/etc/shells\fR, 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 \fI/bin/rsh\fR in \fI/etc/shells\fR is discouraged since accidentally changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from every changing her login shell back to its original value\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.PP
If the \fB\-s\fR option is not selected, \fBchsh\fR 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 \fI[ ]\fR marks\&.

.SH "FILES"

.TP
\fI/etc/passwd\fR
user account information
.TP
\fI/etc/shells\fR
list of valid login shells
.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP
\fBchfn\fR(1), \fBpasswd\fR(5) 

.SH "AUTHOR"

.PP
Julianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@ix\&.netcom\&.com>