1SHELLS(5)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 SHELLS(5)
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NAME

6       shells - pathnames of valid login shells
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DESCRIPTION

9       /etc/shells  is  a text file which contains the full pathnames of valid
10       login shells.  This file is consulted by chsh(1) and  available  to  be
11       queried by other programs.
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13       Be aware that there are programs which consult this file to find out if
14       a user is a normal user; for example, FTP daemons traditionally  disal‐
15       low access to users with shells not included in this file.
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FILES

18       /etc/shells
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EXAMPLE

21       /etc/shells may contain the following paths:
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23           /bin/sh
24           /bin/bash
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SEE ALSO

28       chsh(1), getusershell(3), pam_shells(8)
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COLOPHON

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32       description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
33       latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
34       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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