Hi..Linux Guru
I am using ubuntu 9.04. I created new users, & users logged in with their name & password. Everything is working fine. But when they open gui terminal or when they login using CLI(using ctrl+alt+f1), they will get only "$" symbol, instead of full path like pwd, hostname, etc. And if I do ls, it is listing the content, but command completion is not happening, i.e $cd Des(pressing tab).
These all things can be fixed only after pressing "bash". So I don't always want to press "bash". So is there any way that I can fix this issue.
I will be waiting for your kind reply guruji.

Are there .bashrc and .bash_history files for the non-working user?

By the way, 9.04 reached end-of-life status October 23, 2010
You should upgrade to a supported version.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

.bash_history is a typo for .bash_profile? .bash_login, .profile and $BASH_ENV might also be relevant if they exist (no worries if they don't).

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Yes there 3 files for new users those are .bashrc, .bash_history, .bash_logout. although the fullpath, when we open shell & command completions are happening only after typing bash.

Which shell do the new users get when they log on? What is their shell in /etc/passwd?

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Thank you guruji
As your guidense I checked login shell for new users, & found /bin/sh, I changed from /bin/sh to /bin/bash
for all new users & tried login with different new users. Now when we open terminal they are getting full path & command completions also are happening
once again thanks for your quick response.

Regards
Ananth

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