ultrix man page for chsh

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Name
       chsh - change login shell

Syntax
       chsh [loginname]

Description
       The  command  is  a command similar to except that it is used to change the login shell field of the password file rather than the password
       entry.  The program will prompt you for a new shell. The shell name supplied must match one of the entries in /etc/shells. If  no  name	is
       given the shell will be unchanged and the diagnostic "Login shell unchanged" will be printed.

       An example use of this command is:

	    % chsh
	    Changing login shell for bill
	    Shell [/bin/csh]: sh

Restrictions
       Both the new shell and the old shell must be found in /etc/shells to be able to change the shell.

       If the passwd entry is distributed from another host will not modify it.

Files
       /etc/shells

See Also
       chfn(1), passwd(1), yppasswd(1yp), passwd(5yp)

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