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Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 22:27:38 -0500
From: Joe Royce <joe@team7.cba.ualr.edu>
To: Francisco Reyes <lists@reyes.somos.net>
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Subject: Re: Changing shell for regular user
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On Sat, Jul 15, 2000 at 10:55:15PM +0000, Francisco Reyes wrote:
> 
> How can a regular user change shell?
> chsh gives contact info, but no shell.
> vipw only works for root.
> 

You want to use chsh. Read the man page for chsh and it will
explain how to use it.

-Joe


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