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beseech
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Joined: 31 Aug 2002
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 Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2002 11:58 am Post subject: /etc/profile problem? |
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My /etc/profile looks like this:
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if [ -e "/etc/profile.env" ]
then
source /etc/profile.env
fi
#077 would be more secure, but 022 is generally quite realistic
umask 022
if [ `/usr/bin/whoami` = 'root' ]
then
if [ "$SHELL" = '/bin/bash' ] || [ "$SHELL" = '/bin/sh' ]
then
export PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\h \[\033[01;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[00m\]'
fi
export PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:${ROOTPATH}"
else
if [ "$SHELL" = '/bin/bash' ] || [ "$SHELL" = '/bin/sh' ]
then
export PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\W \$ \[\033[00m\]'
fi
export PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:${PATH}"
fi
unset ROOTPATH
export EDITOR="/usr/bin/nano"
if [ -z "$INPUTRC" -a ! -f "$HOME/.inputrc" ]; then
export INPUTRC="/etc/inputrc"
fi
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but when I login as root my bash prompt looks like this:
server root #
and not like this:
server root $
Why is it # and not $? It works fine with all the other users... |
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Proteus
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Joined: 14 Jul 2002
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Location: Hamburg, Germany
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| Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2002 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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Can it be because you are logged in as root?
I am not 100% sure but I think I once heard that a # sign shows that you are logged in as the superuser.
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Larde
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Joined: 07 Jun 2002
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Location: Duesseldorf, Germany
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| Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2002 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Why is it # and not $? It works fine with all the other users... |
Short answer: Because you told it so.
Explaining answer: man bash, /PROMPTING, -> \$ if the effective UID is 0, a #, otherwise a $. So if you always want a $, even as root, just use $ and not \$ in PS1.
Uh, that last sentence sounds like gibberish, but I guess you see what I mean. 
Hth,
Larde.
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