SHELLS
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (5)
Updated: 2020-06-09
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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
EXAMPLES
/etc/shells
may contain the following paths:
/bin/sh
/bin/bash
/bin/csh
SEE ALSO
chsh(1),
getusershell(3),
pam_shells(8)
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