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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY CHFN_AUTH SYSTEM "login.defs.d/CHFN_AUTH.xml">
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<!ENTITY CHFN_RESTRICT SYSTEM "login.defs.d/CHFN_RESTRICT.xml">
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<!ENTITY LOGIN_STRING SYSTEM "login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml">
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]>
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<refentry id='chfn.1'>
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<!-- $Id$ -->
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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>
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The <command>chfn</command> command changes user fullname,
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office number, office extension, and home phone number information
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for a user's account. This information is typically printed by
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<citerefentry><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, subject to the restrictions in
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<filename>/etc/login.defs</filename>. (The default configuration is to
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prevent users from changing their fullname.) The superuser may change
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any field for any account. Additionally, only the superuser may use
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the <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>
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These fields must not contain any colons. Except for the
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<emphasis remap='I'>other</emphasis> field, they should not contain
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any comma or equal sign. It is also recommended to avoid
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non-US-ASCII characters, but this is only enforced for the phone
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numbers. The <emphasis remap='I'>other</emphasis> field is used to
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store accounting information used by other applications.
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</para>
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<para>
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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, <command>chfn</command>
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prompts for the current user account.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='configuration'>
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<title>CONFIGURATION</title>
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<para>
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The following configuration variables in
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<filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this
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tool:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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&CHFN_AUTH;
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&CHFN_RESTRICT;
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&LOGIN_STRING;
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</variablelist>
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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/login.defs</filename></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Shadow password suite configuration.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>User account information.</para>
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</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>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>login.defs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</citerefentry>,
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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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</refentry>
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