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.\"     Title: chfn
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.21
.\"      Date: 2024-04-06
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.40
.\"  Language: English
.\"
.TH "CHFN" "1" "2024-04-06" "util\-linux 2.40" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
chfn \- change your finger information
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBchfn\fP [\fB\-f\fP \fIfull\-name\fP] [\fB\-o\fP \fIoffice\fP] [\fB\-p\fP \fIoffice\-phone\fP] [\fB\-h\fP \fIhome\-phone\fP] [\fB\-u\fP] [\fB\-V\fP] [\fIusername\fP]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBchfn\fP is used to change your finger information. This information is stored in the \fI/etc/passwd\fP file, and is displayed by the \fBfinger\fP program. The Linux \fBfinger\fP command will display four pieces of information that can be changed by \fBchfn\fP: your real name, your work room and phone, and your home phone.
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Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command line. If no information is given on the command line, \fBchfn\fP enters interactive mode.
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In interactive mode, \fBchfn\fP will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you can enter the new information, or just press return to leave the field unchanged. Enter the keyword "none" to make the field blank.
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\fBchfn\fP supports non\-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if linked with libuser, otherwise use \fBypchfn\fP(1), \fBlchfn\fP(1) or any other implementation for non\-local entries.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-full\-name\fP \fIfull\-name\fP
.RS 4
Specify your real name.
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\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-office\fP \fIoffice\fP
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Specify your office room number.
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\fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-office\-phone\fP \fIoffice\-phone\fP
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Specify your office phone number.
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-home\-phone\fP \fIhome\-phone\fP
.RS 4
Specify your home phone number.
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\fB\-u\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit.
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Print version and exit. The short options \fB\-V\fP have been used since version 2.39; old versions use
deprecated \fB\-v\fP.
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit.
.RE
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Print version and exit.
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.SH "CONFIG FILE ITEMS"
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\fBchfn\fP reads the \fI/etc/login.defs\fP configuration file (see \fBlogin.defs\fP(5)). Note that the configuration file could be distributed with another package (e.g., shadow\-utils). The following configuration items are relevant for \fBchfn\fP:
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\fBCHFN_RESTRICT\fP \fIstring\fP
.RS 4
Indicate which fields are changeable by \fBchfn\fP.
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The boolean setting \fB"yes"\fP means that only the Office, Office Phone and Home Phone fields are changeable, and boolean setting \fB"no"\fP means that also the Full Name is changeable.
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Another way to specify changeable fields is by abbreviations: f = Full Name, r = Office (room), w = Office (work) Phone, h = Home Phone. For example, \fBCHFN_RESTRICT "wh"\fP allows changing work and home phone numbers.
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If \fBCHFN_RESTRICT\fP is undefined, then all finger information is read\-only. This is the default.
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.SH "EXIT STATUS"
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Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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.MTO "svalente\(atmit.edu" "Salvatore Valente" ""
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBchsh\fP(1),
\fBfinger\fP(1),
\fBlogin.defs\fP(5),
\fBpasswd\fP(5)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBchfn\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."