NAME | DESCRIPTION | FILES | EXAMPLE | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

SHELLS(5)                     Linux Programmer's Manual                     SHELLS(5)

NAME         top

       shells - pathnames of valid login shells

DESCRIPTION         top

       /etc/shells is a text file which contains the full pathnames of valid login
       shells.  This file is consulted by chsh(1) and available to be queried by
       other programs.

       Be aware that there are programs which consult this file to find out if a user
       is a normal user.  E.g.: ftp daemons traditionally disallow access to users
       with shells not included in this file.

FILES         top

       /etc/shells

EXAMPLE         top

       /etc/shells may contain the following paths:

              /bin/sh
              /bin/csh

SEE ALSO         top

       chsh(1), getusershell(3)

COLOPHON         top

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                                      1993-11-21                            SHELLS(5)