Linux® Desk Reference, Second Edition

Commands

chfn

[ -f full-name ][ -o office ][ -p office-phone ] [ -h home-phone ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ username ]

This command is used to change the information displayed when someone fingers you. If no information is entered on the command line, chfn will prompt you interactively for each field.

Example: To change your name as stored on the system, use

chnf -n “John Q. Public”

Example: To change your home phone as stored on the system, use

chfn -h 1234567890

-f, --full-name	Enter your real name.
-o, --office	Enter office or room number.
-p, --office-phone	Enter office phone number.
-h, --home-phone	Enter home phone number.
-u, --help	Display help information and exit.
-v, --version	Display version information and exit.

chpasswd

[-e]

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