Hi tippfehlr, > > PS1='$ ' for commands run by the user, PS1='# ' for those run by root. > > sudo is run by the user so it should be '$ '. > > ... and to run a command as root, you need to use 'sudo' as a user. sudo is one method. > # command > > and > > $ sudo command > > are functionally the same. Not necessarily, depending on how the root shell was obtained. But that's beside the point. Was there a point to your email which I'm missing? -- Cheers, Ralph.
