On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:09:09 -0500, Frank Pineau <frank@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 14:00 -0400, Ben Steeves wrote: > > > > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:53:15 -0500, Nick Bargnesi <nbargnesi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > -- WARNING - LOGGED IN AS ROOT -- > > > [root@machine root]# > > > > > > Might look obtrusive but it gets the point across to the color blind > > > administrators and feature-less terminals. > > > > Reverse video is supported on just about every terminal I can think of > > (I'm sure there are some that I can't, tho :-) -- and it works for > > colour-blind users, too. > > > > Personally, all my root prompts are reversed video, with the > > background colour different on different servers. It helps when you > > have root shells on four or five boxes open at once... wouldn't want > > to shutdown the wrong server, now would we ;-) > > > That was my prompt that Rahul posted. Sorry about squeaking in mid- > thread, I just joined the list. > > Yeah, it's an ugly prompt, but it works well for me :) I used to use > all-red for root and all white for non-root, but I ran into some issues > on some terminals I was using. > > It seems to me that if a user were colour blind, then it would be the > same net effect as not changing the prompt at all. The prompt already > contains the user name, as well as a # or a $ (depending on state). > > I don't like the idea of adding "-- WARNING - LOGGED IN AS ROOT --" > unless it's part of the actual prompt (which would be nuts). When I've > got six terminal sessions running and half are root, I need more > indication besides a one-line banner when I first start the session. > Who said it was a one-liner? i.e., export PS1="\n-- WARNING - Use your head. You're root. --\n[\u@\h \W]$ " > -- > Fix it! Fix it! Fix it! Fix it! Fix it! Fix it!... Fix it! Fix it! Fix > it! > > --Fry > Futurama - "A Clone of My Own" > > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > > > -- Nick Bargnesi http://www.den-4.com Den 4 Software pub 1024D/E8BD2FD0 2004-12-02 Nick Bargnesi <nbargnesi@xxxxxxxxx> Key fingerprint = 6F9D 9404 63CD 2B04 DE7A 0F9D A1ED C1B0 E8BD 2FD0 sub 2048g/56C5D45B 2004-12-02
