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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!!!!!!!!
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:
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.
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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