I use zsh as my regular user, but when I use root my shell is Bash. How can I use Zsh for root too? [duplicate]
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My Original question:
When I run
sudo sumyzshprompt changes back to Bash. How can I make Zsh the default shell for the root user?
My answer about duplicate :
The question about when a post is considered as duplicate is debating here : Should questions be closed as duplicate only because of the helpfulness of answers?
I quote the first paragraph of the first answer :
Most opinions I have seen about this say that questions are duplicates, not answers. Therefore, questions should only be closed as a duplicate when they are the same, not because the answer to one is also the answer to the other.
And then the first words after :
I, however, disagree.
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I personally, as "most opinions" think that questions are duplicates and no answers because i had never find an answer to my particular question with the post : How do I set fish as the default shell?
And what a coincidence the user that i quoted is one of the users who marks my post as duplicate.
I tried to defend myself but probably in bad way. So please stop down vote my post and please understand that perhaps some people just want to extend already default shell to all users and others want make a particular shell to be default. This is not the same search and i think this can help the community.
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When I run
sudo sumyzshprompt changes back to Bash. How can I make Zsh the default shell for the root user?
My answer about duplicate :
The question about when a post is considered as duplicate is debating here : Should questions be closed as duplicate only because of the helpfulness of answers?
I quote the first paragraph of the first answer :
Most opinions I have seen about this say that questions are duplicates, not answers. Therefore, questions should only be closed as a duplicate when they are the same, not because the answer to one is also the answer to the other.
And then the first words after :
I, however, disagree.
You are free to see the post to read the arguments of this user.
I personally, as "most opinions" think that questions are duplicates and no answers because i had never find an answer to my particular question with the post : How do I set fish as the default shell?
And what a coincidence the user that i quoted is one of the users who marks my post as duplicate.
I tried to defend myself but probably in bad way. So please stop down vote my post and please understand that perhaps some people just want to extend already default shell to all users and others want make a particular shell to be default. This is not the same search and i think this can help the community.
bash user-management zsh
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Just userootinstead of your own user name andcshinstead offish.
– David Foerster
Mar 8 at 20:39
hi @DavidFoerster i think my question is legit and a bit different than the one you purpose. My question is about when we use root user to keep the same shell. My default shell is zsh but when i use root user it changed to ba. h . The first answer in the post you send me does not answer my question ... only the second ... and is for a different shell . My question got a right answer in first position . That's why i think my question is legit and could help some.
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 20:48
Ok, Thanks @Zanna you are really more synthetic than me :)
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 21:27
I think this is a Bad Idea. Manyrootowned scripts depend onbashfeatures that don't work exactly the same as inzsh
– waltinator
Mar 8 at 21:46
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It is absolutely a duplicate. Once you are logged in as root you run chsh and select zsh, exactly as written in the answers to the duplicate question.
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Mar 10 at 12:25
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My Original question:
When I run
sudo sumyzshprompt changes back to Bash. How can I make Zsh the default shell for the root user?
My answer about duplicate :
The question about when a post is considered as duplicate is debating here : Should questions be closed as duplicate only because of the helpfulness of answers?
I quote the first paragraph of the first answer :
Most opinions I have seen about this say that questions are duplicates, not answers. Therefore, questions should only be closed as a duplicate when they are the same, not because the answer to one is also the answer to the other.
And then the first words after :
I, however, disagree.
You are free to see the post to read the arguments of this user.
I personally, as "most opinions" think that questions are duplicates and no answers because i had never find an answer to my particular question with the post : How do I set fish as the default shell?
And what a coincidence the user that i quoted is one of the users who marks my post as duplicate.
I tried to defend myself but probably in bad way. So please stop down vote my post and please understand that perhaps some people just want to extend already default shell to all users and others want make a particular shell to be default. This is not the same search and i think this can help the community.
bash user-management zsh
asked Mar 8 at 15:18
Gy0m
761112
This question already has an answer here:
How do I set fish as the default shell?
5 answers
My Original question:
When I run
sudo sumyzshprompt changes back to Bash. How can I make Zsh the default shell for the root user?
My answer about duplicate :
The question about when a post is considered as duplicate is debating here : Should questions be closed as duplicate only because of the helpfulness of answers?
I quote the first paragraph of the first answer :
Most opinions I have seen about this say that questions are duplicates, not answers. Therefore, questions should only be closed as a duplicate when they are the same, not because the answer to one is also the answer to the other.
And then the first words after :
I, however, disagree.
You are free to see the post to read the arguments of this user.
I personally, as "most opinions" think that questions are duplicates and no answers because i had never find an answer to my particular question with the post : How do I set fish as the default shell?
And what a coincidence the user that i quoted is one of the users who marks my post as duplicate.
I tried to defend myself but probably in bad way. So please stop down vote my post and please understand that perhaps some people just want to extend already default shell to all users and others want make a particular shell to be default. This is not the same search and i think this can help the community.
This question already has an answer here:
How do I set fish as the default shell?
5 answers
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This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
Just userootinstead of your own user name andcshinstead offish.
– David Foerster
Mar 8 at 20:39
hi @DavidFoerster i think my question is legit and a bit different than the one you purpose. My question is about when we use root user to keep the same shell. My default shell is zsh but when i use root user it changed to ba. h . The first answer in the post you send me does not answer my question ... only the second ... and is for a different shell . My question got a right answer in first position . That's why i think my question is legit and could help some.
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 20:48
Ok, Thanks @Zanna you are really more synthetic than me :)
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 21:27
I think this is a Bad Idea. Manyrootowned scripts depend onbashfeatures that don't work exactly the same as inzsh
– waltinator
Mar 8 at 21:46
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It is absolutely a duplicate. Once you are logged in as root you run chsh and select zsh, exactly as written in the answers to the duplicate question.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Mar 10 at 12:25
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Just userootinstead of your own user name andcshinstead offish.
– David Foerster
Mar 8 at 20:39
hi @DavidFoerster i think my question is legit and a bit different than the one you purpose. My question is about when we use root user to keep the same shell. My default shell is zsh but when i use root user it changed to ba. h . The first answer in the post you send me does not answer my question ... only the second ... and is for a different shell . My question got a right answer in first position . That's why i think my question is legit and could help some.
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 20:48
Ok, Thanks @Zanna you are really more synthetic than me :)
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 21:27
I think this is a Bad Idea. Manyrootowned scripts depend onbashfeatures that don't work exactly the same as inzsh
– waltinator
Mar 8 at 21:46
1
It is absolutely a duplicate. Once you are logged in as root you run chsh and select zsh, exactly as written in the answers to the duplicate question.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Mar 10 at 12:25
Just use
root instead of your own user name and csh instead of fish.– David Foerster
Mar 8 at 20:39
Just use
root instead of your own user name and csh instead of fish.– David Foerster
Mar 8 at 20:39
hi @DavidFoerster i think my question is legit and a bit different than the one you purpose. My question is about when we use root user to keep the same shell. My default shell is zsh but when i use root user it changed to ba. h . The first answer in the post you send me does not answer my question ... only the second ... and is for a different shell . My question got a right answer in first position . That's why i think my question is legit and could help some.
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 20:48
hi @DavidFoerster i think my question is legit and a bit different than the one you purpose. My question is about when we use root user to keep the same shell. My default shell is zsh but when i use root user it changed to ba. h . The first answer in the post you send me does not answer my question ... only the second ... and is for a different shell . My question got a right answer in first position . That's why i think my question is legit and could help some.
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 20:48
Ok, Thanks @Zanna you are really more synthetic than me :)
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 21:27
Ok, Thanks @Zanna you are really more synthetic than me :)
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 21:27
I think this is a Bad Idea. Many
root owned scripts depend on bash features that don't work exactly the same as in zsh– waltinator
Mar 8 at 21:46
I think this is a Bad Idea. Many
root owned scripts depend on bash features that don't work exactly the same as in zsh– waltinator
Mar 8 at 21:46
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It is absolutely a duplicate. Once you are logged in as root you run chsh and select zsh, exactly as written in the answers to the duplicate question.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Mar 10 at 12:25
It is absolutely a duplicate. Once you are logged in as root you run chsh and select zsh, exactly as written in the answers to the duplicate question.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Mar 10 at 12:25
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You have to set the shell for your root account
usermod -s /bin/zsh root
Will do the job
this changes the entry in the /etc/passwd file. They look sth. like this
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Where the last entry is the login shell. You can also edit the file manually.
Be careful to set it right. usermod will not check (and you will not be able to login as root):
usermod -s /bin/blargh root
sudo -i
sudo: /bin/blargh: command not found
For a saver way see the answer by @PerlDuck
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
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Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
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Apart from usermod there is also the chsh (change shell) utility. It has the advantage that a user can change his own shell without bothering the root user.
I remember it showing a little menu with the available shells and the user can pick one but my current installation does not show such a menu. Perhaps because I don't have additional shells installed (besides bash).
pduck@myhost:~> chsh
Password:
Changing the login shell for pduck
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Login Shell [/bin/bash]:
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
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I did not knowchsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)
– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
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2 Answers
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You have to set the shell for your root account
usermod -s /bin/zsh root
Will do the job
this changes the entry in the /etc/passwd file. They look sth. like this
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Where the last entry is the login shell. You can also edit the file manually.
Be careful to set it right. usermod will not check (and you will not be able to login as root):
usermod -s /bin/blargh root
sudo -i
sudo: /bin/blargh: command not found
For a saver way see the answer by @PerlDuck
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
You have to set the shell for your root account
usermod -s /bin/zsh root
Will do the job
this changes the entry in the /etc/passwd file. They look sth. like this
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Where the last entry is the login shell. You can also edit the file manually.
Be careful to set it right. usermod will not check (and you will not be able to login as root):
usermod -s /bin/blargh root
sudo -i
sudo: /bin/blargh: command not found
For a saver way see the answer by @PerlDuck
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
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up vote
7
down vote
accepted
You have to set the shell for your root account
usermod -s /bin/zsh root
Will do the job
this changes the entry in the /etc/passwd file. They look sth. like this
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Where the last entry is the login shell. You can also edit the file manually.
Be careful to set it right. usermod will not check (and you will not be able to login as root):
usermod -s /bin/blargh root
sudo -i
sudo: /bin/blargh: command not found
For a saver way see the answer by @PerlDuck
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
You have to set the shell for your root account
usermod -s /bin/zsh root
Will do the job
this changes the entry in the /etc/passwd file. They look sth. like this
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
Where the last entry is the login shell. You can also edit the file manually.
Be careful to set it right. usermod will not check (and you will not be able to login as root):
usermod -s /bin/blargh root
sudo -i
sudo: /bin/blargh: command not found
For a saver way see the answer by @PerlDuck
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
edited Mar 9 at 7:56
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
answered Mar 8 at 15:59
mbeyss
59816
59816
Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
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Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
Thanks that is the right solution it works perfectly now
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 16:23
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Apart from usermod there is also the chsh (change shell) utility. It has the advantage that a user can change his own shell without bothering the root user.
I remember it showing a little menu with the available shells and the user can pick one but my current installation does not show such a menu. Perhaps because I don't have additional shells installed (besides bash).
pduck@myhost:~> chsh
Password:
Changing the login shell for pduck
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Login Shell [/bin/bash]:
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
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I did not knowchsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)
– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
Apart from usermod there is also the chsh (change shell) utility. It has the advantage that a user can change his own shell without bothering the root user.
I remember it showing a little menu with the available shells and the user can pick one but my current installation does not show such a menu. Perhaps because I don't have additional shells installed (besides bash).
pduck@myhost:~> chsh
Password:
Changing the login shell for pduck
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Login Shell [/bin/bash]:
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
1
I did not knowchsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)
– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
Apart from usermod there is also the chsh (change shell) utility. It has the advantage that a user can change his own shell without bothering the root user.
I remember it showing a little menu with the available shells and the user can pick one but my current installation does not show such a menu. Perhaps because I don't have additional shells installed (besides bash).
pduck@myhost:~> chsh
Password:
Changing the login shell for pduck
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Login Shell [/bin/bash]:
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
Apart from usermod there is also the chsh (change shell) utility. It has the advantage that a user can change his own shell without bothering the root user.
I remember it showing a little menu with the available shells and the user can pick one but my current installation does not show such a menu. Perhaps because I don't have additional shells installed (besides bash).
pduck@myhost:~> chsh
Password:
Changing the login shell for pduck
Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default
Login Shell [/bin/bash]:
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
answered Mar 8 at 18:31
PerlDuck
3,95811030
3,95811030
1
I did not knowchsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)
– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
add a comment |Â
1
I did not knowchsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)
– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
1
1
I did not know
chsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
I did not know
chsh. I think it is a good option, as it does some checking. (does the file exist, is it executable)– mbeyss
Mar 9 at 7:52
add a comment |Â
Just use
rootinstead of your own user name andcshinstead offish.– David Foerster
Mar 8 at 20:39
hi @DavidFoerster i think my question is legit and a bit different than the one you purpose. My question is about when we use root user to keep the same shell. My default shell is zsh but when i use root user it changed to ba. h . The first answer in the post you send me does not answer my question ... only the second ... and is for a different shell . My question got a right answer in first position . That's why i think my question is legit and could help some.
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 20:48
Ok, Thanks @Zanna you are really more synthetic than me :)
– Gy0m
Mar 8 at 21:27
I think this is a Bad Idea. Many
rootowned scripts depend onbashfeatures that don't work exactly the same as inzsh– waltinator
Mar 8 at 21:46
1
It is absolutely a duplicate. Once you are logged in as root you run chsh and select zsh, exactly as written in the answers to the duplicate question.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Mar 10 at 12:25