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# chpass
> Add or change user database information, including login shell and password.
> See also: `passwd`.
> More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/chsh>.
- Set a specific login shell 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 chsh -s {{path/to/shell}} {{username}}`
- Specify a user database entry in the `passwd` file format:
`su -c 'chpass -a {{username:encrypted_password:uid:gid:...}} -s {{path/to/file}}' {{username}}`
- Only update the [l]ocal password file:
`su -c 'chpass -l -s {{path/to/shell}}' {{username}}`
- Forcedly change the database [y]P password database entry:
`su -c 'chpass -y -s {{path/to/shell}}' {{username}}`