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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+ SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 1990 , Julianne Frances Haugh
+ SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2007 - 2011, Nicolas François
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY CHSH_AUTH SYSTEM "login.defs.d/CHSH_AUTH.xml">
+<!ENTITY LOGIN_STRING SYSTEM "login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml">
+<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE -->
+]>
+
+<refentry id='chsh.1'>
+ <!-- $Id$ -->
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname>
+ <surname>Haugh</surname>
+ <contrib>Creation, 1990</contrib>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Thomas</firstname>
+ <surname>Kłoczko</surname>
+ <email>kloczek@pld.org.pl</email>
+ <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib>
+ </author>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Nicolas</firstname>
+ <surname>François</surname>
+ <email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email>
+ <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib>
+ </author>
+ </refentryinfo>
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
+ <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo>
+ <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+ <refnamediv id='name'>
+ <refname>chsh</refname>
+ <refpurpose>change login shell</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>chsh</command>
+ <arg choice='opt'>
+ <replaceable>options</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ <arg choice='opt'>
+ <replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>
+ </arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1 id='description'>
+ <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+ <para>
+ The <command>chsh</command> command changes the user login shell.
+ This determines the name of the user's initial login command. A normal
+ user may only change the login shell for her own account; the
+ superuser may change the login shell for any account.
+ </para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='options'>
+ <title>OPTIONS</title>
+ <para>
+ The options which apply to the <command>chsh</command> command are:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist remap='IP'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Display help message and exit.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-R</option>, <option>--root</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Apply changes in the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable>
+ directory and use the configuration files from the
+ <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory.
+ Only absolute paths are supported.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <option>-s</option>, <option>--shell</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>SHELL</replaceable>
+ </term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to
+ blank causes the system to select the default login shell.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ <para>
+ If the <option>-s</option> option is not selected,
+ <command>chsh</command> operates in an interactive fashion, prompting
+ the user with the current login shell. Enter the new value to change
+ the shell, or leave the line blank to use the current one. The current
+ shell is displayed between a pair of <emphasis>[ ]</emphasis> marks.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='note'>
+ <title>NOTE</title>
+ <para>
+ The only restriction placed on the login shell is that the command
+ name must be listed in <filename>/etc/shells</filename>, unless the
+ invoker is the superuser, and then any value may be added. An
+ account with a restricted login shell may not change her login shell.
+ For this reason, placing <filename>/bin/rsh</filename> in
+ <filename>/etc/shells</filename> is discouraged since accidentally
+ changing to a restricted shell would prevent the user from ever
+ changing her login shell back to its original value.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='configuration' condition="no_pam">
+ <title>CONFIGURATION</title>
+ <para>
+ The following configuration variables in
+ <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this
+ tool:
+ </para>
+ <variablelist>
+ &CHSH_AUTH;
+ &LOGIN_STRING;
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='files'>
+ <title>FILES</title>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>User account information.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>/etc/shells</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>List of valid login shells.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>/etc/login.defs</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Shadow password suite configuration.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 id='see_also'>
+ <title>SEE ALSO</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>login.defs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry>
+ <refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+ </citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>