chsh.ldap

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: Nov 2021
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NAME

chsh.ldap - change login shell in LDAP  

SYNOPSIS

chsh.ldap [options] [LOGIN]  

DESCRIPTION

The chsh.ldap command can be used to change user's login shell (command interpreter).

The actual change in LDAP is performed by the nslcd daemon and is subject to the access controls configured in the LDAP server.  

OPTIONS

The options that may be specified to the chsh.ldap command are:
-s, --shell SHELL
The name of the user's new login shell. Setting this field to blank causes the system to select the default login shell.
-l, --list-shells
Print the list of shells found in /etc/shells and exit.
-h, --help
Display short help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.

If no option is specified chsh.ldap will prompt the user to enter a value for the shell.  

FILES

/etc/shells - list of valid login shells  

SEE ALSO

chsh(1), shells(5), nslcd(8)  

AUTHOR

This manual was written by Arthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>.


 

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