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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
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<refentry id='chfn.1'>
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<!-- $Id: chfn.1.xml,v 1.8 2005/04/27 16:19:48 kloczek Exp $ -->
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv id='name'>
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<refname>chfn</refname>
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<refpurpose>change real user name and information</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
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<cmdsynopsis>
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<command>chfn</command>
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<arg choice='opt'>-f <replaceable>full_name</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice='opt'>-r <replaceable>room_no</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice='opt'>-w <replaceable>work_ph</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice='opt'>-h <replaceable>home_ph</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice='opt'>-o <replaceable>other</replaceable></arg>
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<arg choice='opt'><replaceable>user</replaceable></arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1 id='description'>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para><command>chfn</command> changes user fullname, office number,
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office extension, and home phone number information for a user's
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account. This information is typically printed by <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>finger</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry> and similar programs. A normal user may only change
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the fields for her own account, the super user may change the fields
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for any account. Also, only the super user may use the
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<option>-o</option> option to change the undefined portions of the
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GECOS field.
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</para>
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<para>The only restriction placed on the contents of the fields is that
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no control characters may be present, nor any of comma, colon, or
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equal sign. The <emphasis remap='I'>other</emphasis> field does not
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have this restriction, and is used to store accounting information
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used by other applications.
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</para>
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<para> If none of the options are selected, <command>chfn</command>
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operates in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the
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current values for all of the fields. Enter the new value to change
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the field, or leave the line blank to use the current value. The
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current value is displayed between a pair of <emphasis remap='B'>[
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]</emphasis> marks. Without options, chfn prompts for the current
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user account.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='files'>
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<title>FILES</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
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<listitem>user account information</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='see_also'>
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<title>SEE ALSO</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='author'>
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<title>AUTHOR</title>
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<para>Julianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com></para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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