[SOLVED] Slackware 14.2; bash prompt will not change.

jefsa · 11-13-2014, 10:45 AM

Hello All,

We have some new work stations that we would like to install Slackware 14.2 on. We are having a time trying to change the the bash prompt from "bash-4.2#" to our log in prompt under ROOT to "root@work1:~#". The HOSTANAME we are using is "work1".

We have tried different changes to /etc/profile but logging in under ROOT
still produces "bash-4.2#. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Regards,
Jeff

cynwulf · 11-13-2014, 10:58 AM

Slackware 14.2?

I assume you're referring to terminal emulators rather than VT's?

If this is the case, the simplest method is to just launch them as login shells:

http://www.slackwiki.com/Login_Shell

jefsa · 11-13-2014, 12:45 PM

Hi Cynwulf

I am not following on what you are asking. Each computer will have its own Windows and Linux partitions. We are doing one at our time with
Slackware 14.2 being installed using a DVD.

Thanks.

Regards,

Jeff

dugan · 11-13-2014, 01:03 PM

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-...up-prompt.html

Put the following in /root/.bashrc:

Code:

export PS1="\u@\h:\w# "

Now, which Linux distribution are you actually running? There is no such thing as "Slackware 14.2", and "bash-4.2#" is not Slackware's default prompt (IIRC).

jefsa · 11-13-2014, 02:48 PM

Hi Dugan

My mistake,I should of said 14.1 which I created the DVD for it in the first place. When we logged in as ROOT, the command line said "bash-4.2#". However, your reply fixed the issue logging in as the ROOT user!! Based on what you sent, I modified the code so the terminal matched the way our other terminals appear when logging in as ROOT using Slackware 12.2:

export PS1="\u@\h:~# <space>". Thanks for your help!!

Regards,

Jeff