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