[Bug 252951] 3.9.1. Changing the Shell only works for root

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            Bug ID: 252951
           Summary: 3.9.1. Changing the Shell only works for root
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: doc at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: weberbug at gmx.de

the given procedure should note, that chsh has to be run as root and needs a
user argument, if the shell should not be changed for root.

sudo chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash someuser

Run as non-root you get a password prompt, where it is not obvious that the
password is for root:

chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash
Password:

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