shadow/man/chfn.1.xml

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<!ENTITY CHFN_AUTH             SYSTEM "login.defs.d/CHFN_AUTH.xml">
<!ENTITY CHFN_RESTRICT         SYSTEM "login.defs.d/CHFN_RESTRICT.xml">
<!ENTITY LOGIN_STRING          SYSTEM "login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml">
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<refentry id='chfn.1'>
  <!-- $Id$ -->
  <refentryinfo>
    <author>
      <firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname>
      <surname>Haugh</surname>
      <contrib>Creation, 1990</contrib>
    </author>
    <author>
      <firstname>Thomas</firstname>
      <surname>Kłoczko</surname>
      <email>kloczek@pld.org.pl</email>
      <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib>
    </author>
    <author>
      <firstname>Nicolas</firstname>
      <surname>François</surname>
      <email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email>
      <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib>
    </author>
  </refentryinfo>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>chfn</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>chfn</refname>
    <refpurpose>change real user name and information</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>chfn</command>
      <arg choice='opt'>
	<replaceable>options</replaceable>
      </arg>
      <arg choice='opt'>
	<replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>
      </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      The <command>chfn</command> command changes user fullname,
      office room number, office phone number, and home phone number information
      for a user's account. This information is typically printed by
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>finger</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry> and similar programs. A normal user may only change
      the fields for her own account, subject to the restrictions in
      <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename>. (The default configuration is to
      prevent users from changing their fullname.) The superuser may change
      any field for any account. Additionally, only the superuser may use
      the <option>-o</option> option to change the undefined portions of the
      GECOS field.
    </para>

    <para>
      These fields must not contain any colons. Except for the
      <emphasis remap='I'>other</emphasis> field, they should not contain
      any comma or equal sign. It is also recommended to avoid
      non-US-ASCII characters, but this is only enforced for the phone
      numbers. The <emphasis remap='I'>other</emphasis> field is used to
      store accounting information used by other applications.
    </para>

  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='options'>
    <title>OPTIONS</title>
    <para>
      The options which apply to the <command>chfn</command> command are:
    </para>
    <variablelist remap='IP'>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-f</option>, <option>--full-name</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>FULL_NAME</replaceable>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Change the user's full name.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-h</option>, <option>--home-phone</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>HOME_PHONE</replaceable>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Change the user's home phone number.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-o</option>, <option>--other</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>OTHER</replaceable>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Change the user's other GECOS information. This field is used to
	    store accounting information used by other applications, and can
	    be changed only by a superuser.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-r</option>, <option>--room</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>ROOM_NUMBER</replaceable>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Change the user's room number.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-R</option>, <option>--root</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Apply changes in the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable>
	    directory and use the configuration files from the
	    <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory.
	    Only absolute paths are supported.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-u</option>, <option>--help</option>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Display help message and exit.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>
	  <option>-w</option>, <option>--work-phone</option>&nbsp;<replaceable>WORK_PHONE</replaceable>
	</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Change the user's office phone number.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
    <para>
      If none of the options are selected, <command>chfn</command>
      operates in an interactive fashion, prompting the user with the
      current values for all of the fields. Enter the new value to change
      the field, or leave the line blank to use the current value. The
      current value is displayed between a pair of <emphasis remap='B'>[
      ]</emphasis> marks. Without options, <command>chfn</command>
      prompts for the current user account.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='configuration'>
    <title>CONFIGURATION</title>
    <para>
      The following configuration variables in
      <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this
      tool:
    </para>
    <variablelist>
      &CHFN_AUTH;
      &CHFN_RESTRICT;
      &LOGIN_STRING;
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/login.defs</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Shadow password suite configuration.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>User account information.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>login.defs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>