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 .  Defaults to the value of the environment variable DPKG_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)