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CHSH Command

The chsh command in Linux is used to change a user's login shell. It accepts the full path of any executable shell, but issues a warning if the shell is not listed in the /etc/shells file. The chsh syntax allows specifying the new login shell with the -s option followed by the shell path, and can list available shells or print help. For example, chsh -s /bin/bash fred sets fred's login shell to bash.

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CHSH Command

The chsh command in Linux is used to change a user's login shell. It accepts the full path of any executable shell, but issues a warning if the shell is not listed in the /etc/shells file. The chsh syntax allows specifying the new login shell with the -s option followed by the shell path, and can list available shells or print help. For example, chsh -s /bin/bash fred sets fred's login shell to bash.

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Linux chsh command

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope

• About chsh
• chsh syntax
• chsh examples
• Related commands
• Linux and Unix commands help

About chsh
chsh changes a user's login shell.

Valid Shells
chsh will accept the full pathname of any executable file on the system. However, it will issue a
warning if the shell is not listed in the /etc/shells file.
It can also be configured to accept only shells listed in this file (unless the user is root). If a shell is not
specified, chsh will prompt for one to be specified.

chsh syntax
chsh [-s login_shell] [user]

-s shell
Sets shell as the login shell.
-l, --list-shells Print the list of shells listed in /etc/shells and exit.

-u, --help Print a usage message and exit.

-v, --version Print version information and exit.

chsh examples
chsh -s /bin/bash fred

Set user fred's login shell to /bin/bash.

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