CHFN(1)                 COMMAND REFERENCE                 CHFN(1)



NAME
     chfn - change full name entry in password file

SYNOPSIS
     chfn [ loginname ]

DESCRIPTION
     The chfn command is used to change password file information
     about users; this information is used by query programs,
     such as finger(1N) and consists of information such as the
     user's "real life" name, office room number, office phone
     number, and home phone number.  The chfn command prompts the
     user for each field; included in the prompt is a current
     value, enclosed in brackets.  The current value is retained
     simply by pressing <RETURN>.  To enter a blank field, when
     you do not have the information prompted for, type the word
     none.

     The optional argument loginname is normally used by the
     superuser to change another person's finger(1N) information.

     Synchronization is enforced to prevent simultaneous
     multiple-user updates of the passwd(1) file.

EXAMPLES
     Below is sample output from a call to chfn:

          Name [Mary Jones]:
          Room number (Exs: 597E or 197C) []: 521E
          Office Phone (Ex: 1632) []: 1863
          Home Phone (Ex: 987532) [5771546]: none

FILES
     /etc/passwd  system user information file

     /etc/ptmp    password lock file

     /usr/lib/chfn
                  fingerinformationformat

CAVEATS
     It is a good idea to run finger(1N) after running chfn to
     make sure everything is the way you want it.

     The prompts are from a site-dependent prompt file, see
     chfn(5).

     For historical reasons, the user's name and so forth are
     stored in the passwd file; this is a bad place to store the
     information.  A data base is being developed to store this
     information.




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CHFN(1)                 COMMAND REFERENCE                 CHFN(1)



SEE ALSO
     ed(1), finger(1N), passwd(5), and regex(3C).





















































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