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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. However, it will issue a warning if the shell is not listed
in the /etc/shells file. On the other hand, it can also be
configured such that it will only accept shells listed in this file,
unless you are root.
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or
command syntax was not valid.
login(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shells(5)
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>
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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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)