*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1343488 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1343488
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1343488
chfn doesn't allow me to change my name
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** Description changed:
I have shell access to some systems where I am not root. I am trans
woman and I legally changed my name in March and noticed that some
systems are still showing my old name.
I then tried to fix it by running `chfn` which helpfully automatically
filled my old
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
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Status: New = Confirmed
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** Description changed:
I have shell access to some systems where I am not root. I am trans
woman and I legally changed my name in March and noticed that some
systems are still showing my old name.
I then tried to fix it by running `chfn` which helpfully automatically
filled my old
From /etc/login.defs:
#
# Which fields may be changed by regular users using chfn - use
# any combination of letters frwh (full name, room number, work
# phone, home phone). If not defined, no changes are allowed.
# For backward compatibility, yes = rwh and no = frwh.
#
CHFN_RESTRICT
Why frwh isn't the default?
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chfn doesn't allow me to change my name
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