Issue With /etc/profile And dircolors For All Users

Chryzmo · 12-01-2005, 01:01 AM

Heyas,

If I set

eval 'dircolors -b'

in the .bashrc files for my user and root, then the colors work when I do an "ls". However, I looked in /etc/profile and it looks like this should already be set. I even tried putting the "eval 'dircolors -b'" command at the end of the file and taking ti out of the .bashrc files, but then the colors stop working. Shouldn't /etc/profile make the setting a default for all users?

I know I could just leave it how it is with the ~/.bashrc files setting dircolors, however if I ever add new users I would have to do the same thing for anyone new. It just seems like it'd be more efficient if /etc/profile worked.

Also this is the section of my /etc/profile that I think should be setting the colors:

Code:

# Set up the LS_COLORS and LS_OPTIONS environment variables for color ls:
if [ "$SHELL" = "/bin/zsh" ]; then
 eval `dircolors -z`
elif [ "$SHELL" = "/bin/ash" ]; then
 eval `dircolors -s`
else
 eval `dircolors -b`
fi

Anyone have any ideas why /etc/profile isn't setting this by default?

Thanks,
Chris

kodon · 12-01-2005, 01:15 AM

if this is within a term...
then try sourcing your /etc/profile and .bash_profile in your .bashrc

maginotjr · 12-01-2005, 05:19 AM

just add this line in your profile or bashrc or whetever you think is better and try to see if your problem is gone:

Code:

alias ls='ls --color'

alienDog · 12-01-2005, 03:36 PM

/etc/skel also exists... just copy your .bashrc there and it will be copied to the home directory of all added users.

Alien Bob · 12-01-2005, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alienDog
/etc/skel also exists... just copy your .bashrc there and it will be copied to the home directory of all added users.

... except for those users that already exist on your box; you will have to copy the file into their home directories manually.

Eric

soulestream · 12-01-2005, 09:10 PM

i fixed this by adding alias = su='su -l' to my .bash_profile

edit: nevermind

didnt read the post all the way

soule