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I've been using zsh for a couple of years now on Ubuntu and really like it a lot.

I've installed it on our production server as well, which is running CentOS 5.2, and it works just fine.

However, I just installed it via yum on a new VM I created to use as a development box, to replicate our production box as closely as possible.

Although yum shows that it is definitely installed (/bin/zsh) and that it is set as my shell, it does not appear to be working. Instead of creating the .zshrc and .profile files in my home directory, it created a .tcshrc file. Also, I did not receive the default configuration menu that is always displayed once you begin using ZSH, and none of the features (like advanced tab comple

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What do echo $version and echo $ZSH_VERSION tell you? – Dennis Williamson Feb 11 '11 at 16:00
What happens when you type /bin/zsh on the command line? Choosing your shell isn't the same as installing it. – Andrew M. Feb 12 '11 at 19:10
Sorry guys.. I got busy with work projects and neglected this thread. Thank you for your responses. @dennis-williamson echo $version produces a blank line. echo $ZSH_VERSION tells me "4.2.6" @Redmumba Thanks, but I did ensure that I installed zsh before choosing it as my shell. Typing /bin/zsh starts zsh. – tommytwoeyes Mar 18 '11 at 20:08

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Installing a shell on a system will not go back adn add dot-rc files to your current home directory. You can copy the defaults from /etc/skel/.zshrc or make your own. ZSH will prompt you to create a customized one on first run if none exists. If a .tcshrc file got created, I think it would only be because you ran that shell.You can see what shell you are running by executing echo $SHELL. You can change the default shell for a user to any shell installed on the system and approved in /etc/shells by executing passwd -s.

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Thanks! I wasn't aware of the defaults in /etc/skel/.zshrc. That fixed my problem. You sure about passwd -s though? I just checked the man page for passwd and it doesn't appear to have an -s switch. – tommytwoeyes Apr 13 '11 at 13:14
Yes I'm sure. You must be using a passwd from a different package. Here is from my man page: "-s This option is used to change the user login shell. A normal user may only change the login shell for their own account, the super user may change the login shell for any account." – Caleb Apr 13 '11 at 13:17
Gotcha. Ok, thanks again. – tommytwoeyes Apr 13 '11 at 13:19

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