How to make ZSH the default shell?
I am trying to set ZSH as my default shell, however it keeps reverting back to bash.
I have tried this code:
sudo chsh -s $(which zsh)
I've also tried:
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh
Also tried these commands without sudo. Any ideas on what else I need to do. When running ZSH from within bash it loads up and works fine but I'd like to set it as the default shell.
command-line bash zsh
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
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TomTom
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I am trying to set ZSH as my default shell, however it keeps reverting back to bash.
I have tried this code:
sudo chsh -s $(which zsh)
I've also tried:
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh
Also tried these commands without sudo. Any ideas on what else I need to do. When running ZSH from within bash it loads up and works fine but I'd like to set it as the default shell.
command-line bash zsh
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
329113
asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
704199
add a comment |
I am trying to set ZSH as my default shell, however it keeps reverting back to bash.
I have tried this code:
sudo chsh -s $(which zsh)
I've also tried:
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh
Also tried these commands without sudo. Any ideas on what else I need to do. When running ZSH from within bash it loads up and works fine but I'd like to set it as the default shell.
command-line bash zsh
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
329113
asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
704199
I am trying to set ZSH as my default shell, however it keeps reverting back to bash.
I have tried this code:
sudo chsh -s $(which zsh)
I've also tried:
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh
Also tried these commands without sudo. Any ideas on what else I need to do. When running ZSH from within bash it loads up and works fine but I'd like to set it as the default shell.
command-line bash zsh
command-line bash zsh
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
329113
asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
704199
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
329113
asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
704199
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
329113
edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
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edited Feb 13 at 20:07
Diogo Gomes
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329113
asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
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asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
704199
asked May 5 '12 at 2:42
TomTom
704199
704199
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Just using chsh:
chsh -s $(which zsh)
without sudo should work. If you use sudo it will change the shell not for your working user but for root
Finally, log out of your computer and log back in.
Troubleshooting:
- Do you have zsh installed (ii)?
dpkg -l zsh
- Is your shell set to zsh? Last field of
grep $USER /etc/passwd
- Is Zsh a valid login shell?
grep zsh /etc/shells
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
16
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
9
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
13
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
add a comment |
I found this on superuser forum
Open /etc/passwd:
sudo vi /etc/passwd
Find the line with your username:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/bash
and replace bash with zsh:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/zsh
Log out and log in back for the changes to take effect.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
11
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with/etc/passwd
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect ofchsh -s `which zsh`
– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
add a comment |
You may also do this:
open your bashrc file in your favourite editor
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
then add the line below top of the file
exec zsh
It will execute the command every time you load the terminal and run your zsh shell.
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
10
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (scpfor example).
– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
Sorry for the downvote, but changing/etc/passwdorchshare better solutions and more reliable.
– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
If zsh is not /bin/zsh then chsh won't work. On Ubuntu it is /usr/bin/zsh. so doing chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh or chsh -s `which zsh` should work. Also need to re-login to desktop session.
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both/bin/zshand/usr/bin/zsh
– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
2
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
add a comment |
I had an issue with permissions to change shell under the current user but next helps me (you should set correct 'zsh' folder for your computer):
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh <myUserName>
answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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Strange, the "accepted" answer didn't work for me as I got
chsh: PAM: Authentication failure
To solve this issue edit your /etc/passwd and make sure it points to the zsh location. (You can find this by running "which zsh") In my case my user called "webmaster" looked like this:
webmaster:x:1001:1001:webmaster,,,:/var/www/webmaster:/usr/bin/zsh
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
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I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ranchsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
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Just using chsh:
chsh -s $(which zsh)
without sudo should work. If you use sudo it will change the shell not for your working user but for root
Finally, log out of your computer and log back in.
Troubleshooting:
- Do you have zsh installed (ii)?
dpkg -l zsh
- Is your shell set to zsh? Last field of
grep $USER /etc/passwd
- Is Zsh a valid login shell?
grep zsh /etc/shells
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
16
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
9
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
13
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
add a comment |
Just using chsh:
chsh -s $(which zsh)
without sudo should work. If you use sudo it will change the shell not for your working user but for root
Finally, log out of your computer and log back in.
Troubleshooting:
- Do you have zsh installed (ii)?
dpkg -l zsh
- Is your shell set to zsh? Last field of
grep $USER /etc/passwd
- Is Zsh a valid login shell?
grep zsh /etc/shells
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
16
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
9
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
13
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
add a comment |
Just using chsh:
chsh -s $(which zsh)
without sudo should work. If you use sudo it will change the shell not for your working user but for root
Finally, log out of your computer and log back in.
Troubleshooting:
- Do you have zsh installed (ii)?
dpkg -l zsh
- Is your shell set to zsh? Last field of
grep $USER /etc/passwd
- Is Zsh a valid login shell?
grep zsh /etc/shells
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
Just using chsh:
chsh -s $(which zsh)
without sudo should work. If you use sudo it will change the shell not for your working user but for root
Finally, log out of your computer and log back in.
Troubleshooting:
- Do you have zsh installed (ii)?
dpkg -l zsh
- Is your shell set to zsh? Last field of
grep $USER /etc/passwd
- Is Zsh a valid login shell?
grep zsh /etc/shells
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
edited Mar 10 at 19:08
Pablo Bianchi
2,96021535
2,96021535
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
answered May 5 '12 at 3:55
Florian DieschFlorian Diesch
65.7k16166181
65.7k16166181
16
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
9
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
13
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
add a comment |
16
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
9
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
13
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
16
16
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
I have the same problem and the answer doesn't solve it
– Aswin Murugesh
Jul 21 '13 at 16:11
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
@AswinMurugesh Check my answer
– Shailesh Kalamkar
Aug 11 '15 at 5:30
9
9
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
you can also run sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh userName
– Micha Roon
Sep 30 '15 at 10:49
13
13
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
Note: I had to restart my system before this would take effect.
– KevinO
Oct 12 '15 at 0:38
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
no, it did not work.
– Haha TTpro
Feb 25 '18 at 4:33
add a comment |
I found this on superuser forum
Open /etc/passwd:
sudo vi /etc/passwd
Find the line with your username:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/bash
and replace bash with zsh:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/zsh
Log out and log in back for the changes to take effect.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
11
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with/etc/passwd
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect ofchsh -s `which zsh`
– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
add a comment |
I found this on superuser forum
Open /etc/passwd:
sudo vi /etc/passwd
Find the line with your username:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/bash
and replace bash with zsh:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/zsh
Log out and log in back for the changes to take effect.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
11
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with/etc/passwd
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect ofchsh -s `which zsh`
– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
add a comment |
I found this on superuser forum
Open /etc/passwd:
sudo vi /etc/passwd
Find the line with your username:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/bash
and replace bash with zsh:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/zsh
Log out and log in back for the changes to take effect.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
I found this on superuser forum
Open /etc/passwd:
sudo vi /etc/passwd
Find the line with your username:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/bash
and replace bash with zsh:
username:x:1634231:100:Your Name:/home/username:/bin/zsh
Log out and log in back for the changes to take effect.
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:18
Community♦
1
1
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
answered Aug 11 '15 at 5:29
Shailesh KalamkarShailesh Kalamkar
43943
43943
11
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with/etc/passwd
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect ofchsh -s `which zsh`
– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
add a comment |
11
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with/etc/passwd
– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect ofchsh -s `which zsh`
– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
11
11
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with
/etc/passwd– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
You should be very careful with this approach - it's not usually the best idea to go mucking around with
/etc/passwd– Thomas Ward♦
Jan 7 '16 at 13:13
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect of
chsh -s `which zsh`– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
Even though I didn't use this method, it helped me verify the effect of
chsh -s `which zsh`– jchook
Sep 30 '17 at 0:43
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
HA Yea this total fucked my user. Can't log back in.
– Mark Carpenter Jr
Jul 16 '18 at 0:23
add a comment |
You may also do this:
open your bashrc file in your favourite editor
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
then add the line below top of the file
exec zsh
It will execute the command every time you load the terminal and run your zsh shell.
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
10
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (scpfor example).
– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
Sorry for the downvote, but changing/etc/passwdorchshare better solutions and more reliable.
– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
You may also do this:
open your bashrc file in your favourite editor
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
then add the line below top of the file
exec zsh
It will execute the command every time you load the terminal and run your zsh shell.
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
10
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (scpfor example).
– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
Sorry for the downvote, but changing/etc/passwdorchshare better solutions and more reliable.
– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
You may also do this:
open your bashrc file in your favourite editor
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
then add the line below top of the file
exec zsh
It will execute the command every time you load the terminal and run your zsh shell.
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
You may also do this:
open your bashrc file in your favourite editor
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
then add the line below top of the file
exec zsh
It will execute the command every time you load the terminal and run your zsh shell.
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
edited Mar 12 '16 at 18:25
muru
1
1
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
answered Mar 11 '16 at 15:10
Saddam HSaddam H
672
672
10
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (scpfor example).
– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
Sorry for the downvote, but changing/etc/passwdorchshare better solutions and more reliable.
– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
10
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (scpfor example).
– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
Sorry for the downvote, but changing/etc/passwdorchshare better solutions and more reliable.
– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
10
10
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (
scp for example).– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
and it will also break all your non-interactive jobs (
scp for example).– Jakuje
Mar 11 '16 at 16:45
Sorry for the downvote, but changing
/etc/passwd or chsh are better solutions and more reliable.– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Sorry for the downvote, but changing
/etc/passwd or chsh are better solutions and more reliable.– Timo
Dec 25 '18 at 11:57
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
Thanks that did it. @Timo I did the change on /etc/passwd and or chsh but my default kept going back to bash. I added exec zsh as per posted response and it worked.
– Stryker
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
If zsh is not /bin/zsh then chsh won't work. On Ubuntu it is /usr/bin/zsh. so doing chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh or chsh -s `which zsh` should work. Also need to re-login to desktop session.
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both/bin/zshand/usr/bin/zsh
– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
2
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
add a comment |
If zsh is not /bin/zsh then chsh won't work. On Ubuntu it is /usr/bin/zsh. so doing chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh or chsh -s `which zsh` should work. Also need to re-login to desktop session.
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both/bin/zshand/usr/bin/zsh
– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
2
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
add a comment |
If zsh is not /bin/zsh then chsh won't work. On Ubuntu it is /usr/bin/zsh. so doing chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh or chsh -s `which zsh` should work. Also need to re-login to desktop session.
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
If zsh is not /bin/zsh then chsh won't work. On Ubuntu it is /usr/bin/zsh. so doing chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh or chsh -s `which zsh` should work. Also need to re-login to desktop session.
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
edited Jan 27 '14 at 1:04
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
answered Jan 27 '14 at 0:58
jbpjbp
1313
1313
On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both/bin/zshand/usr/bin/zsh
– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
2
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
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On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both/bin/zshand/usr/bin/zsh
– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
2
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu VPS it's /bin/zsh
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:39
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both
/bin/zsh and /usr/bin/zsh– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
On my Ubuntu, I see it in both
/bin/zsh and /usr/bin/zsh– blue_chip
Apr 10 '17 at 14:34
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2
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
On mine (14.04, with zsh from main repo), there are two zsh's, and they are both two-layer symlinks: /usr/bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh-usrbin -> /bin/zsh5 and /bin/zsh -> /etc/alternatives/zsh -> /bin/zsh5
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:36
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I had an issue with permissions to change shell under the current user but next helps me (you should set correct 'zsh' folder for your computer):
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh <myUserName>
answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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I had an issue with permissions to change shell under the current user but next helps me (you should set correct 'zsh' folder for your computer):
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh <myUserName>
answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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I had an issue with permissions to change shell under the current user but next helps me (you should set correct 'zsh' folder for your computer):
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh <myUserName>
answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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I had an issue with permissions to change shell under the current user but next helps me (you should set correct 'zsh' folder for your computer):
sudo chsh -s /bin/zsh <myUserName>
answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
22928
answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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answered Jul 13 '18 at 14:01
Rib47Rib47
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22928
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Strange, the "accepted" answer didn't work for me as I got
chsh: PAM: Authentication failure
To solve this issue edit your /etc/passwd and make sure it points to the zsh location. (You can find this by running "which zsh") In my case my user called "webmaster" looked like this:
webmaster:x:1001:1001:webmaster,,,:/var/www/webmaster:/usr/bin/zsh
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
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I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ranchsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
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Strange, the "accepted" answer didn't work for me as I got
chsh: PAM: Authentication failure
To solve this issue edit your /etc/passwd and make sure it points to the zsh location. (You can find this by running "which zsh") In my case my user called "webmaster" looked like this:
webmaster:x:1001:1001:webmaster,,,:/var/www/webmaster:/usr/bin/zsh
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
1852312
I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ranchsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
add a comment |
Strange, the "accepted" answer didn't work for me as I got
chsh: PAM: Authentication failure
To solve this issue edit your /etc/passwd and make sure it points to the zsh location. (You can find this by running "which zsh") In my case my user called "webmaster" looked like this:
webmaster:x:1001:1001:webmaster,,,:/var/www/webmaster:/usr/bin/zsh
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
1852312
Strange, the "accepted" answer didn't work for me as I got
chsh: PAM: Authentication failure
To solve this issue edit your /etc/passwd and make sure it points to the zsh location. (You can find this by running "which zsh") In my case my user called "webmaster" looked like this:
webmaster:x:1001:1001:webmaster,,,:/var/www/webmaster:/usr/bin/zsh
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
1852312
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
edited Oct 21 '17 at 0:38
wjandrea
9,33842664
9,33842664
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
1852312
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
1852312
answered Dec 19 '14 at 13:59
John CrawfordJohn Crawford
1852312
1852312
I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ranchsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
add a comment |
I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ranchsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.
– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
I believe it's supposed to ask for a password. I got the same error on my previous mint install. Current one worked fine though
– Wilhelm Erasmus
Dec 9 '15 at 12:40
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ran
chsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
Someone else had the same problem, and it turned out they had ran
chsh -s zsh, which made their passwd entry incorrect.– wjandrea
Oct 21 '17 at 0:46
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