chfn

Changes the full name of a user.

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Verified: 2025-09-22

Syntax

$chfn [OPTIONS] USER

Examples

$chfn john

$chfn -l john (read only)

Typical use cases

Standard usage

chfn --help

Note Updates the FULLNAME information in /etc/passwd.

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