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PASSWD(1)						      General Commands Manual							 PASSWD(1)

NAME
       passwd, chfn, chsh - change a login password, full name or shell

SYNOPSIS
       passwd [user]
       chfn [user] fullname
       chfn [user] shell

EXAMPLES
       passwd		   # Change current user's password

       passwd ast	   # Change ast's password (super-user only)

       chsh /usr/bin/mail  # For those who only read mail

       chfn 'Jane Doe'	   # Current user is Jane Doe

DESCRIPTION
       Passwd  is  used  to  change  your  password.  It prompts for the old and new passwords.  It asks for the new password twice, to reduce the
       effect of a typing error.  Chfn changes the full name (GECOS field) in the password file.  Chsh changes your login shell.  Do not forget to
       copy the modified password file back to the root file system, or the changes will be lost when the system is rebooted.

SEE ALSO
       login(1), su(1), crypt(3), getpwent(3).

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