export PS1='[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\# ' should do it. Also make sure that is the right .bashrc that you are using. There is a default one in /etc/bashrc that all users use if there isn't one in their home directory.
Curtis Sloan wrote:
Disclaimer: I'm a n00b when it comes to shells/xterms...
I got into customizing my terminals last night (had enough of black on white rxvt) ;-) and followed right into customizing my shell this morning. Unfortunately, now when I su to root, the default prompt character is still '$' instead of '#'.
Here's my current .bashrc file:
# .bashrc
export PS1='[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\$ ' umask 022
# Adding colour descriptions to files and dirs
export LS_OPTIONS='--color=auto' eval `dircolors -b` alias ls='ls $LS_OPTIONS'
# User specific aliases and functions
# Makes current directory title of the console
# Source global definitions if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then . /etc/bashrc fi
How do I make the root prompt '#' again?
It used to before I made my .bashrc file. I poked around /etc/profile, but I didn't see anything obvious (it would have to be!). ;-) The OS is Slackware Linux 9.1.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Curtis
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