chsh.ldap(1) User Commands chsh.ldap(1)
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 sub-
ject 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 val-
ue 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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