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CHSH(1) User Commands CHSH(1)
chsh - change your login shell
chsh [-s shell] [-l] [-h] [-v] [username]
chsh is used to change your login shell. If a shell is not given on the command line, chsh prompts for one. chsh supports non-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if linked with libuser, otherwise use ypchsh, lchsh or any other implementation for non-local entries.
-s, --shell shell Specify your login shell. -l, --list-shells Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit. -h, --help Display help text and exit. -v, --version Display version information and exit.
chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system. The default behavior for non-root users is to accept only shells listed in the /etc/shells file, and issue a warning for root user. It can also be configured at compile-time to only issue a warning for all users.
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
login(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shells(5)
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package and is available from https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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util-linux July 2014 CHSH(1)
Pages that refer to this page: chfn(1), chfn(1@@shadow-utils), intro(1), passwd(5), shells(5), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupmems(8), groupmod(8), useradd(8), userdel(8), usermod(8)