chsh(1)chsh(1)NAMEchsh - change login shell
SYNOPSISchsh [-D binddn] [-P path] [-s shell] [-l] [-q] [-u] [-v] [user]
DESCRIPTIONchsh is used to change the user login shell. A normal user may only
change the login shell for their own account, the super user may change
the login shell for any account.
If a shell is not given on the command line, chsh operates in an inter‐
active fashion, prompting the user with the current login shell. Enter
the new value to change the field, or leave the line blank to use the
current value. Enter none to remove the current value. The current
value is displayed between a pair of [ ] marks.
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 their login shell.
This version of chsh is able to change the shell of local, NIS, NIS+
and LDAP accounts , if the permissions allow it.
OPTIONS-D, --binddn binddn
Use the Distinguished Name binddn to bind to the LDAP directory.
The user will be prompted for a password for simple authentica‐
tion.
-P, --path path
The passwd file is located below the specified directory path.
chsh will use this files, not /etc/passwd. This is useful for
example on NIS master servers, where you do not want to give all
users in the NIS database automatic access to your NIS server
and the NIS map is build from special files.
-s, --shell
Specify your login shell.
-l, --list-shells
Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.
-q, --quite
Don't be verbose.
-u, --usage
Print a usage message and exit.
--help
Print a more verbose help text and exit.
-v, --version
Print version information and exit.
FILES
/etc/passwd - user account information
/etc/shells - list of valid login shells
SEE ALSOchfn(1), passwd(5), shells(5)AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
pwdutils February 2004 chsh(1)
