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

Have you tried editing the shell entry in account settings.

Go to the Accounts preferences, unlock, and right-click on your user account for the Advanced Settings dialog. Your shell should be /bin/zsh, and you can edit that invocation appropriately (i.e. add the --login argument).