NAME

chsh − change default login shell

SYNOPSIS

chsh name [ shell ]

DESCRIPTION

Chsh is a command similar to passwd(1), but is used to change the login shell field of the password file rather than the password entry.  Any of /bin/sh, /bin/csh, or /bin/ksh can be specified as the shell.  If unspecified, the shell reverts to the default login shell /bin/sh. 

NETWORKING FEATURES

NFS

The file /etc/passwd can be implemented as a Yellow Pages database.  Chsh can change only the local /etc/passwd file. 

AUTHOR

Chsh was developed by the University of California, Berkeley. 

SEE ALSO

csh(1), ksh(1), passwd(1), sh(1), passwd(4). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  May 11, 2021