Hi We all know that root's prompt > starts with '[root' > and ends with ']# ', users' prompt starts with their > username and > ends with ']$ ' already. I wonder why do you want to > "differentiate > root/non-root bash prompts" even more? as explained earlier the nature of fedora attracts newbies who need to understand that using root always is a dangerous practise. even administrators would like a more visual? enhancement. as long as it works, is not annoying and actually helpful I dont see any reason why you should complain. ===== Regards Rahul Sundaram __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail