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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)
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