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<refentry id="chshldap1">

 <refentryinfo>
  <author>
   <firstname>Arthur</firstname>
   <surname>de Jong</surname>
  </author>
 </refentryinfo>

 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>chsh.ldap</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo class="version">Version 0.9.9</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="date">Feb 2018</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>

 <refnamediv id="name">
  <refname>chsh.ldap</refname>
  <refpurpose>change login shell in LDAP</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsynopsisdiv id="synopsis">
  <cmdsynopsis>
   <command>chsh.ldap</command>
   <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>options</replaceable></arg>
   <arg choice="opt"><replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable></arg>
  </cmdsynopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1 id="description">
  <title>Description</title>
  <para>
   The <command>chsh.ldap</command> command can be used to change user's
   login shell (command interpreter).
  </para>
  <para>
   The actual change in <acronym>LDAP</acronym> is performed by the
   <command>nslcd</command> daemon and is subject to the access controls
   configured in the <acronym>LDAP</acronym> server.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="options">
  <title>Options</title>
  <para>
   The options that may be specified to the <command>chsh.ldap</command>
   command are:
  </para>
  <variablelist remap="TP">

   <varlistentry id="shell">
    <term>
     <option>-s</option>, <option>--shell</option>
     <replaceable>SHELL</replaceable>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name of the user's new login shell.
      Setting this field to blank causes the system to select the default
      login shell.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry id="listshells">
    <term>
     <option>-l</option>, <option>--list-shells</option>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Print the list of shells found in <filename>/etc/shells</filename> and exit.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry id="help">
    <term>
     <option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>Display short help and exit.</para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry id="version">
    <term>
     <option>-V, --version</option>
    </term>
    <listitem>
     <para>Output version information and exit.</para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

  </variablelist>
  <para>
    If no option is specified <command>chsh.ldap</command> will prompt the
    user to enter a value for the shell.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="files">
  <title>Files</title>
  <para>
   <filename>/etc/shells</filename> - list of valid login shells
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="see_also">
  <title>See Also</title>
  <para>
   <citerefentry><refentrytitle>chsh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
   <citerefentry><refentrytitle>shells</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
   <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nslcd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="author">
  <title>Author</title>
  <para>This manual was written by Arthur de Jong &lt;arthur@arthurdejong.org&gt;.</para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>