CHSH(1) | User Commands | CHSH(1) |
NAME
chsh - change your login shellSYNOPSIS
chsh [-s shell] [-l] [-h] [-v] [username]DESCRIPTION
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.
OPTIONS
- -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.
VALID SHELLS
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.
EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.AUTHORS
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>SEE ALSO
login(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shells(5)AVAILABILITY
The chsh command is part of the util-linux package and is available from https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.July 2014 | util-linux |