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From: Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject:  Re: Cygwin and zsh...
Date:  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 08:30:00 +0100
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* Spack (2005-07-08 00:08 +0100)
> I've tried to change the default shell (bash) to zsh by changing the
> appropriated line in the /etc/passwd

You changed the login shell for that user.

> file but when I reload cygwin I'm always on bash.

How did you do that?

> How can I change the default shell ?

There is no "default shell". If you start bash by clicking on the
"Cygwin" icon, you start a batch file that explicitly starts bash.
Modify the batch to start zsh.
 
> PS: I've installed zsh but I've not looking for the /etc/shells file.

/etc/shells lists available shells (for chsh or other utilities). It's
not required.


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