chfn

Update finger info for a user. More information: <https://manned.org/chfn>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/chfn.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install passwd
Ubuntu
apt-get install passwd
Alpine
apk add util-linux
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S util-linux
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install passwd
CentOS
yum install util-linux-ng
Fedora
dnf install util-linux-user
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install passwd
OS X
brew install util-linux
Raspbian
apt-get install passwd
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/chfn
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/chfn chfn powered by Commando

Update finger info for a user. More information: <https://manned.org/chfn>.

  • Update a user's "Name" field in the output of `finger`:
    chfn -f new_display_name username
  • Update a user's "Office Room Number" field for the output of `finger`:
    chfn -o new_office_room_number username
  • Update a user's "Office Phone Number" field for the output of `finger`:
    chfn -p new_office_telephone_number username
  • Update a user's "Home Phone Number" field for the output of `finger`:
    chfn -h new_home_telephone_number username

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