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Change a User Default Login Shell
Change the user login default shell to zsh:
chsh -s /bin/zsh
ksh:
chsh -s /bin/ksh
tcsh:
chsh -s /bin/tcsh
bash (default):
chsh -s /bin/bash
sh:
chsh -s /bin/sh
other shells:
Simply adjust the path for chsh to set, like so:
chsh -s /path/to/alternate/shell/like/fish
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