chsh1User Commandschshchange login shellchsh-s login_shelluserDESCRIPTIONchsh 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.
The only restrictions placed on the login shell is that the
command name must be listed in /etc/shells,
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 /bin/rsh in
/etc/shells is discouraged since accidentally
changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from every
changing her login shell back to its original value.
OPTIONSIf the option is not selected,
chsh 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 [ ]
marks.
FILES/etc/passwduser account information/etc/shellslist of valid login shellsSEE ALSOchfn1,
passwd5AUTHORJulianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com>