[moira.git] / man / chsh.1

.TH CHSH 1 "1 Feb 1988" "Project Athena"
\" RCSID: $Header$
.SH NAME
chsh \- change user login shell
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chsh
[ username ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This command changes the login shell associated with
.IR username
(your own name by default).
If no command interpreter is specified, then the login shell reverts
to the default login shell
.B /bin/sh.
While you can specify any program as a command interpreter, be
cautious about specifying a program that won't let you change your
login shell to something else (i.e., a noninteractive program like
"date").
.PP
When invoked,
.B chsh
displays the current shell, and prompts for the new one.
Just pressing return will keep the same shell.
.PP
The actual change will take place a couple of hours later.
Users may only change their own information unless they are
SMS database administrators.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sms(1),
SMS section of the Project Athena Technical Plan
Commit	Line	Data
76ca8a03	1	.TH CHSH 1 "1 Feb 1988" "Project Athena"
	2	\" RCSID: $Header$
	3	.SH NAME
	4	chsh \- change user login shell
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B chsh
	7	[ username ]
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	This command changes the login shell associated with
	10	.IR username
	11	(your own name by default).
	12	If no command interpreter is specified, then the login shell reverts
	13	to the default login shell
	14	.B /bin/sh.
	15	While you can specify any program as a command interpreter, be
f1647f51	16	cautious about specifying a program that won't let you change your
76ca8a03	17	login shell to something else (i.e., a noninteractive program like
	18	"date").
	19	.PP
	20	When invoked,
	21	.B chsh
	22	displays the current shell, and prompts for the new one.
	23	Just pressing return will keep the same shell.
	24	.PP
	25	The actual change will take place a couple of hours later.
	26	Users may only change their own information unless they are
	27	SMS database administrators.
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
227344f4	29	sms(1),
76ca8a03	30	SMS section of the Project Athena Technical Plan