# phpman > man > shells(5)

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## NAME
       shells - pathnames of valid login shells

## DESCRIPTION
       _/etc/shells_  is  a  text  file which contains the full pathnames of valid login shells.  This
       file is consulted by [**chsh**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/chsh/1/markdown) and available to be queried by other programs.

       Be aware that there are programs which consult this file to find out if a user  is  a  normal
       user;  for  example,  FTP  daemons traditionally disallow access to users with shells not in‐
       cluded in this file.

## FILES
       _/etc/shells_

## EXAMPLES
       _/etc/shells_ may contain the following paths:

           _/bin/sh_
           _/bin/bash_
           _/bin/csh_

## SEE ALSO
       [**chsh**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/chsh/1/markdown), [**getusershell**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/getusershell/3/markdown), **pam**___**[shells**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/shells/8/markdown)

## COLOPHON
       This page is part of release 5.10 of the Linux  _man-pages_  project.   A  description  of  the
       project,  information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found
       at <https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/>.



                                             2020-06-09                                    [SHELLS(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SHELLS/5/markdown)