PS1 is an environment variable that contains the users prompt. So the users prompt would be a blank line and the string login:
HTH -----Original Message----- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:45 AM To: CF-Community Subject: red hat huh? Any linux gurus out there? I am looking at the folowing: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 3 (Taroon) Kernel 2.4.20-4ES on an i686 station login: prince Password: Last login: Tue Sep 9 08:43:15 on tty3 login: prince -bash: prince: command not found login: 6. Which of the following most adequately explains prince's problem? * A.* There is no account for the user prince. *B.* There is a syntax error in the file ~/.bashrc, so the shell is exiting on startup. *C.* The user prince does not have a home directory on the local machine. *D.* The user prince has forgotten his password. *E.* The file ~/.bashrc contains the line PS1="\nlogin: " Apparently E is correct but I do not find PS1="\nlogin: " anywhere in the red hat materials and even on google it turns up only one, dead, link. Is this a typo? Anyone know? Dana -- The most common elements are hydrogen and stupidity - Harlan Ellison ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180602 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
