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Old 11-23-2003, 10:18 AM   #1
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Unhappy bash problem: no prompt


I'm using RH9.0. After upgrading the kernel to 2.4.22, all seems well except that when i login as a normal user, I get no prompt in the gnome-terminal. And whatever i type in, it does not function, just leaving me blank.(you probably could do nothing if you can't use the terminal under linux). Surprisingly, it works all right if i log in as root.
Any hints to solve the problem?
Thanks so much!!!!!!!!
 
Old 11-23-2003, 01:49 PM   #2
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Do any other terminals work as a regular user? xterm, aterm, etc?
 
Old 11-25-2003, 06:13 AM   #3
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No, any other terminal will not run as a regular user.
 
Old 11-25-2003, 08:39 AM   #4
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That could be a number of things. Maybe you don't have a PS1 set. Try logging in as root and editing /home/user/.bashrc. If their is no such file then create one and add the following to it:

PS1='[\u@\h \w]# '

make sure the .bashrc file is owned by the user.

Maybe that will fix it.
 
Old 11-25-2003, 08:58 AM   #5
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If you somehow have set a shell that doesn't exist, the terminals won't do very much either. Check your /etc/passwd file and see what shell you've set for your user(s). Make sure it is a full path (e.g. "/bin/bash" and not only "bash"), and that it is properly spelled.
 
Old 11-25-2003, 11:08 AM   #6
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I've tried both of your methods, unfortunately, the problem still exists.
Any more suggestion?

Thanks!
 
Old 11-25-2003, 11:15 AM   #7
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I was thinking...try hitting ctrl-c when you start a terminal and nothing happens. Maybe it just gets stuck on something when it's reading the configuration files?
 
  


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