root@localhost missing

sunil.amperayani · 11-17-2009, 09:12 AM

I dont know what I did in linux .... but suddenly the prompt is like not like earlier i..e root@localhost it is giving as -bash-3.1

could you ppl help me to get back my old same prompt..!!!

TB0ne · 11-17-2009, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunil.amperayani

I dont know what I did in linux .... but suddenly the prompt is like not like earlier i..e root@localhost it is giving as -bash-3.1

could you ppl help me to get back my old same prompt..!!!

You changed something, either your /etc/profile, your $HOME/.profile, or your $HOME/.bashrc. Since you don't say what "Linux" you're running, or give any idea what you did, put this:

Code:

PS1='$(ppwd \l)\u@\h:\w> '

into one of those files.