Section 5: shells
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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 path-
names 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. E.g.: ftp daemons
traditionally disallow access to users with shells not
included in this file.
EXAMPLES
/etc/shells may contain the following paths:
/bin/sh
/bin/csh
FILES
/etc/shells
SEE ALSO
chsh(1), getusershell(3)
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