NAME

chsh − change default login shell

SYNOPSIS

chsh name [ shell ]

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/STANDARD

Origin: UCB

Remarks: Not supported on the Integral Personal Computer. 

DESCRIPTION

Chsh is a command similar to passwd(1), except that it is used to change the login shell field of the password file rather than the password entry.  If no shell is specified then the shell reverts to the default login shell /bin/sh. 

An example use of this command is:

chsh bill /bin/csh
chsh bill /bin/sh
chsh john /bin/PAM

SEE ALSO

csh(1), passwd(1), passwd(5). 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021