chpass

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Add or change user database information, including login shell and password. Note: It's not possible to change the user's password on Open Directory systems, use `passwd` instead. See also: `passwd`.

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Examples (5)

Add or change user database information for the current user interactively

su -c chpass

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

chpass -s path/to/shell

Set a login [s]hell for a specific user

chpass -s path/to/shell username

Edit the user record on the directory node at the given [l]ocation

chpass -l location -s path/to/shell username

Use the given [u]sername when authenticating to the directory node containing the user

chpass -u authname -s path/to/shell username

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