Re: su'ing not sourcing .bash_profile
Daniel Underwood wrote: When I am logged in as a non-root user and I try to become root by entering su and typing the root password, the resulting bash prompt does not reflect the contents of /root/.bash_profile My /root/.bash_profile contains (among other things): export PS1=[\e[1;31m\]$(tput bold)\u$(tput sgr0)\[\e[0...@\h \w]\$ The point is to make the username (root) display in BOLD and RED text. After su'ing, the text is not bold nor red. If I then enter source ~/.bash_profile, however, the prompt displays correctly, showing root in bold and red text. How come su'ing doesn't seem to effect everything in the /root/.bash_profile file? Thanks, Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org I think you may need to set that in ~/.bashrc -- Adam Vandemore Systems Administrator IMED Mobility (605) 498-1610 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: su'ing not sourcing .bash_profile
You're right. Works now. Many thanks! On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Adam Vandemore amvandem...@gmail.com wrote: Daniel Underwood wrote: When I am logged in as a non-root user and I try to become root by entering su and typing the root password, the resulting bash prompt does not reflect the contents of /root/.bash_profile My /root/.bash_profile contains (among other things): export PS1=[\e[1;31m\]$(tput bold)\u$(tput sgr0)\[\e[0...@\h \w]\$ The point is to make the username (root) display in BOLD and RED text. After su'ing, the text is not bold nor red. If I then enter source ~/.bash_profile, however, the prompt displays correctly, showing root in bold and red text. How come su'ing doesn't seem to effect everything in the /root/.bash_profile file? Thanks, Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org I think you may need to set that in ~/.bashrc -- Adam Vandemore Systems Administrator IMED Mobility (605) 498-1610 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: su'ing not sourcing .bash_profile
Daniel Underwood wrote: When I am logged in as a non-root user and I try to become root by entering su and typing the root password, the resulting bash prompt does not reflect the contents of /root/.bash_profile My /root/.bash_profile contains (among other things): export PS1=[\e[1;31m\]$(tput bold)\u$(tput sgr0)\[\e[0...@\h \w]\$ The point is to make the username (root) display in BOLD and RED text. After su'ing, the text is not bold nor red. If I then enter source ~/.bash_profile, however, the prompt displays correctly, showing root in bold and red text. How come su'ing doesn't seem to effect everything in the /root/.bash_profile file? Thanks, Daniel Read the man page on the distinction between su and su - the latter probably being what you want to use. -- --Jon Radel j...@radel.com smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: su'ing not sourcing .bash_profile
Hi, When I am logged in as a non-root user and I try to become root by entering su and typing the root password, the resulting bash prompt does not reflect the contents of /root/.bash_profile Because .bash_profile is only seen on login, not on 'su'. Put it in .bashrc which is read when the shell is invoked. su - maybe? If you can live with ending up in ~root/, of course ;-) Rgds., Peter. -- Pt! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger01 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: su'ing not sourcing .bash_profile
Because .bash_profile is only seen on login, not on 'su'. Put it in .bashrc which is read when the shell is invoked. See 'man bash' Patrick Daniel Underwood presented these words - circa 4/24/09 12:43 PM- When I am logged in as a non-root user and I try to become root by entering su and typing the root password, the resulting bash prompt does not reflect the contents of /root/.bash_profile My /root/.bash_profile contains (among other things): export PS1=[\e[1;31m\]$(tput bold)\u$(tput sgr0)\[\e[0...@\h \w]\$ The point is to make the username (root) display in BOLD and RED text. After su'ing, the text is not bold nor red. If I then enter source ~/.bash_profile, however, the prompt displays correctly, showing root in bold and red text. How come su'ing doesn't seem to effect everything in the /root/.bash_profile file? Thanks, Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
