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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2021-12-31 17:45:12 +0100 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2022-01-01 15:10:12 +0100 |
| commit | 671e6a81804f264ddcdd6fe7579644404da079b8 (patch) | |
| tree | 883a743fd1f9a261562fda1b5d5ae626feef25a8 /doc | |
| parent | 806a4e986d95a31cf09588cf10d1b9dae28a3d5e (diff) | |
| download | guix-671e6a81804f264ddcdd6fe7579644404da079b8.tar.gz | |
system: Allow 'chfn' to change the user's full name.
Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/52539>. Reported by Jacob First <jacob.first@member.fsf.org>. * gnu/build/accounts.scm (allocate-passwd): Add comment as to why 'real-name' is taken from PREVIOUS. Add (not system?) to the condition. * gnu/system.scm (operating-system-etc-service) <login.defs>: Add "CHFN_RESTRICT". * gnu/system.scm (%setuid-programs): Add "chfn". * gnu/system/pam.scm (base-pam-services): Add "chfn". * doc/guix.texi (User Accounts): Document it.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ebfcfee7f7..354eead02b 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -15387,6 +15387,11 @@ account is created. @item @code{comment} (default: @code{""}) A comment about the account, such as the account owner's full name. +Note that, for non-system accounts, users are free to change their real +name as it appears in @file{/etc/passwd} using the @command{chfn} +command. When they do, their choice prevails over the system +administrator's choice; reconfiguring does @emph{not} change their name. + @item @code{home-directory} This is the name of the home directory for the account. |