zsh as root?

abrouwers · 08-10-2005, 10:49 AM

Hey guys,

I recently switched from bash to zsh for my user shell...works absolutely amazing! However, when I "su" to root, I'm back to a bash prompt.

Any simple way to switch root over to zsh as well?

Thanks,

Andrew

Matir · 08-10-2005, 10:53 AM

Have you changed root's shell to be zsh? (i.e., chsh or edit /etc/passwd?)

abrouwers · 08-10-2005, 02:28 PM

No...that's what I was wondering the best method to do so. chsh is new to me.

Thanks,

Andrew

Matir · 08-10-2005, 02:37 PM

Code:

chsh -s /bin/zsh

as root should do. Let us know how it works out.

abrouwers · 08-10-2005, 02:54 PM

Sure thing...I'll try right when I get home.

Also, should I just copy my .zshrc to /root to keep the settings?

Thanks again.

Matir · 08-10-2005, 02:58 PM

If you want those same settings, then go for it.

abrouwers · 08-13-2005, 02:54 PM

Sweet...it worked perfect. Thanks for the tip!

Matir · 08-13-2005, 03:14 PM

No problem. Glad it worked out for you.