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chfn
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About chfn
Enables a super user or root to modify a users
information or enables a user who knows their password to change
their information.
Syntax
chfn [-f full_name] [-r room_no] [-w work_ph] [-h home_ph] [-o other] [user]
| -f full_name |
Allows someone to
change their full name on their account. |
| -r room_no |
Allows someone to
change their room number on their account. |
| -w work_ph |
Allows someone to
change their work phone number on their account. |
| -h home_ph |
Allows someone to
change their home phone number on their account. |
| -o other |
Allows someone to
change any other notes on their account. |
| user |
The name of the user
who is being changed. |
Examples
Note: For these commands to work you must
have super user rights, logged in as
root,
or know the password for the account currently logged into.
chfn
Running the command without any options will
enable the user to change all the user information.
Note: If you're attempting to change the
actual username and not just the description of the user see the
vipw
command.
Related commands
chsh
usermod
passwd
vipw
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