On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Carlos Williams <carloswill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When I modify my regular user's .bashrc file, I do get my desired > color output but I can't figure out how to achieve this for 'root'. As root, create the file `$HOME/.bash_profile` with the content: . $HOME/.bashrc This file is in `/etc/skel` as well. HTH -- Andrew Antle <andrew dot antle at gmail dot com>