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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2021-12-31 17:45:12 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2022-01-01 15:10:12 +0100
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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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@@ -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.