CHFN(1)

NAME
chfn - change full name of user

SYNOPSIS
chfn name string

DESCRIPTION
Chfn is a command similar to passwd(1) except that it is used to change the gecos field of the password file rather than the password entry. Note that the string specified will replace the gecos field of the specified user. If (as on the UCB system) this field contains information in addition to the user's full name, this information must be included in string or it will be deleted. Hence chfn can be used to fix phone numbers, offices, etc.

An example use of this command would be

    chfn mark '& Horton,7686,508E,5240633'

Note that the string must in general be quoted to shield blanks and special characters from the shell. The field should consist of the users name, followed by the last 4 digits of their office extension, followed by their office number and finally their home phone number. Any of these can be eliminated. At UCB, offices can be given as ``508E'' for 508 Evans, and ``187MC'' for 187M Cory.

It is a good idea to run finger(1) on the user before and after chfn to make sure you have formatted the data correctly.

SEE ALSO
finger(1), passwd(5), chsh(1), passwd(1)

AUTHOR
Mark Horton

BUGS
The encoding of the office and extension information is installation dependent.