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tldr/pages/openbsd/chpass.md
Alexandre ZANNI 4c02fad4a2
chpass: fix non-existent sub-command and use of aliases (#16225)
Co-authored-by: Managor <42655600+Managor@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Sebastiaan Speck <12570668+sebastiaanspeck@users.noreply.github.com>
2025-04-25 23:50:27 +05:30

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chpass

Add or change user database information, including login shell and password. See also: passwd. More information: https://man.openbsd.org/chpass.

  • Set a specific login shell for the current user interactively:

doas chpass

  • Set a specific login [s]hell for the current user:

doas chpass -s {{path/to/shell}}

  • Set a login [s]hell for a specific user:

doas chpass -s {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}

  • Specify a user database entry in the passwd file format:

doas chpass -a {{username:encrypted_password:uid:gid:...}}