update-shells

UPDATE-SHELLS(8)            System Manager's Manual           UPDATE-SHELLS(8)

NAME
       update-shells - update the list of valid login shells

SYNOPSIS
       update-shells [options]

DESCRIPTION
       update-shells   locates   the   shells   provided   by   packages  from
       /usr/share/debianutils/shells.d  and  updates  /etc/shells  with  newly
       added  or  removed shells.  To track changes made by the administrator,
       it consults a state file in /var/lib/shells.state .

OPTIONS
       --no-act
              Do not actually perform the changes to /etc/shells .

       --root ROOT

              Operate on a chroot at ROOT .

       --verbose
              Print the shells that are being added or removed.

FILES
       /etc/shells /var/lib/shells.state /usr/share/debianutils/shells.d

SEE ALSO
       shells(5)

                                  28 Jun 2021                 UPDATE-SHELLS(8)