shells(5)

NAME

   shells - pathnames of valid login shells

DESCRIPTION

   /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;  for  example,  FTP  daemons  traditionally
   disallow access to users with shells not included in this file.

FILES

   /etc/shells

EXAMPLE

   /etc/shells may contain the following paths:

          /bin/sh
          /bin/bash
          /bin/csh

SEE ALSO

   chsh(1), getusershell(3)

COLOPHON

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                              2012-12-31                         SHELLS(5)

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