SHELLS(5)                           Linux Programmer's Manual                           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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       project,  information  about  reporting  bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be
       found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.



                                            2012-12-31                                  SHELLS(5)