Jordy van Wolferen wrote: > On Thursday 23 April 2009 18:21:44 Lucas Saliés Brum wrote: >> Default is import variables, not same file under symlink, with default >> you can add your user variables, and with symlink you dont. >> >>> That is by default: >>> >>> cat /etc/skel/.bash_profile >>> . $HOME/.bashrc >>> >>> But for some reason it doesn't work, I never had problem with a sym link. > > How come PS1 doesn't work than? > > That was my first indication something wasn't being sourced - my prompt wasn't there. Then of course you find l, ll, md, .. and the rest of the aliases gone until you do a quick . ~/.bashrc. Then all was good so I knew bashrc was getting sourced on remote login via ssh. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com