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1 perry 1 SHELLS
2 !!!SHELLS
3 NAME
4 DESCRIPTION
5 EXAMPLES
6 FILES
7 SEE ALSO
8 ----
9 !!NAME
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12 shells - pathnames of valid login shells
13 !!DESCRIPTION
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15
16 __/etc/shells__ is a text file which contains the full
17 pathnames of valid login shells. This file is consulted by
18 chsh(1) and available to be queried by other
19 programs.
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22 Be aware that there are programs which consult this file to
23 find out if a user is a normal user. E.g.: ftp daemons
24 traditionally disallow access to users with shells not
25 included in this file.
26 !!EXAMPLES
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29 __/etc/shells__ may contain the following
30 paths:
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33 ''/bin/sh
34 /bin/csh''
35 !!FILES
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38 ''/etc/shells''
39 !!SEE ALSO
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42 chsh(1), getusershell(3)
43 ----
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