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    The question pretty clearly states that modifying the system user database (the bit you need root to do in this answer) is not an option. Commented Jun 10, 2014 at 14:37
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    chsh -s /path/to/zsh is more standard and usually (but not always) doesn't require root access, unlike usermod which always does. So your answer has more problems than what the question already states as not working. Commented Jun 10, 2014 at 23:09
  • Also, "Is there a way I can put something in my .bashrc or something that automatically calls zsh when it opens as a workaround? ". Commented Nov 20, 2019 at 15:49