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corbis_demon

12-21-2004 04:18 AM

making zsh the default

Hi,
I wanted to know how I could change my default shell from BASH to zsh.I tried tweaking some settings but that's not helped.
Please advise.

shmonkey

12-21-2004 06:11 AM

you could try chsh if it's availiable and the restart the X server

Code:

# chsh

Changing the login shell for root

Enter the new value, or press return for the default

        Login Shell [/bin/bash]:

Regards

Shmonkey

amfoster

12-21-2004 03:15 PM

Or, edit the /etc/passwd file (vipw) and change the shell there. It is the last field. Make sure you absolutely have the correct path to the zsh shell or you will not be able to log in with that account.

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