Bottom Posting -_ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Goode" <dgoode@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday 25 November 2003 7:22 Subject: Re: bash shell > > > > > Vanaclocha Llorenç, Llorenç [INSA] wrote: > > > I expect understand you well. > > > > If you don't want use the bash shell for the user root, you edit the /etc/passwd file, look for root and change the shell, for example: /bin/sh > > > > Llorenç > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > > De: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Richard Wigfall > > Enviado el: lunes, 17 de noviembre de 2003 17:00 > > Para: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Asunto: bash shell > > > > My RedHat 6.2 server now displays: bash# when I login as root instead of > > : [root@servername root]# > > Can anyone tell me how to permantly change out of the bash shell, so > > that it is not started when I login as root? > > Thank you for your time. > > > > > > I would simply add that making manual changes to /etc/passwd > can result in not being able to log in if you make a > mistake in defining the shell. A safer way is through > `chsh'. See the man page. > > > -- > -David Goode > Check Point Software > Solutions Center > Actually, from the original message, I don't think he wants to change his shell. I believe he wants to change the default prompt (PS1 ?). PS1="\u @ \h \w" PS1="\u @ \h \W" \u is username \h is hostname \w is full path ( /home/scott/letters) \W is working directory only (letters) I don't remember which file it goes in..... - - - - - I want to have three cats named Fred: Deep Fred French Fred Stir Fred Lokrin (TechAss) Technical Assailant http://lokrin.net - - - - --- Outgoing male is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 03/11/21 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
