UPDATE-SHELLS(8) System Manager's Manual UPDATE-SHELLS(8)
NAME
update-shells - update the list of valid login shells
SYNOPSIS
update-shells [options]
DESCRIPTION
update-shells locates the shells provided by packages from
/usr/share/debianutils/shells.d and updates /etc/shells with newly
added or removed shells. To track changes made by the administrator,
it consults a state file in /var/lib/shells.state .
OPTIONS
--no-act
Do not actually perform the changes to /etc/shells .
--root ROOT
Operate on a chroot at ROOT .
--verbose
Print the shells that are being added or removed.
FILES
/etc/shells /var/lib/shells.state /usr/share/debianutils/shells.d
SEE ALSO
shells(5)
28 Jun 2021 UPDATE-SHELLS(8)
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