chfn

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

  • 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