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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T17:37:43+00:00 2026-05-11T17:37:43+00:00

I put unsuccessfully Zsh installed by MacPorts as my login shell by setting the

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I put unsuccessfully Zsh installed by MacPorts as my login shell by setting the following path to Settings

/opt/local/bin/zsh

I put it to the Advanced options at the User accounts too. I get the following error
alt text http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/175564/macportsError.png

I put the following path unsuccessfully to Settings

/opt/local/var/macports/software/zsh/4.2.7_0+mp_completion

I get the following error when I start my shell again

login: /opt/local/var/macports/software/zsh/4.2.7_0+mp_completion: Permission denied

[Process completed]

How can you activate your Zsh as a login shell?

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    2026-05-11T17:37:43+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 5:37 pm

    As Norbert says, I think the answer is in /etc/shells. Mine has this:

    # List of acceptable shells for chpass(1).
    # Ftpd will not allow users to connect who are not using
    # one of these shells.
    
    /bin/bash
    /bin/csh
    /bin/ksh
    /bin/sh
    /bin/tcsh
    /bin/zsh
    

    Add /opt/local/bin/zsh to that list, and you should be fine. You should then be able to change the shell (individually for each user) using chsh.

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