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# chpass
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> Add or change user database information, including login shell and password.
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> See also: `passwd`.
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> More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/chpass>.
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- Set a specific login shell for the current user interactively:
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`doas chpass`
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- Set a specific login [s]hell for the current user:
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`doas chpass -s {{path/to/shell}}`
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- Set a login [s]hell for a specific user:
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`doas chpass -s {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}`
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- Specify a user database entry in the `passwd` file format:
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`doas chpass -a {{username:encrypted_password:uid:gid:...}}`
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