How to make zsh run as a login shell on Mac OS X (in iTerm)?

Question

When zsh is set as a login shell on Mac OS X, when it is started by iTerm, zsh doesn\'t consider that it\'s being run as a login shell, although it\'s started as ‘-zsh’ (‘-’

Answer 1

chsh -s $(which zsh)

You'll be prompted for your password, but once you update your settings any new iTerm/Terminal sessions you start on that machine will default to zsh.