Re: changing terminal prompt when logged as su

[Christian Neukirchen <chneuk...@gmail.com>]

Userx Xbw <use...@gmail.com> writes:

> I get the # when ever I log into terminal as su
> how do I change it to show [root@domanName]currentDir# ?
> I've added a /etc/bashrc and this inside of it. 
>
> #if [[ $EUID == 0 ]] ; then
>
> if [[ id == 0 ]] ; then
>
> export PS1="\[\e[41m\]\u\[\e[m\]@\[\e[41m\]\h\[\e[m\]\w# "
>
> else
>  export PS1="\u@\h\w $"
> fi
>
>  this only shows 
> [\u@\h:\w] $
>
> and changes the shell to sh no longer giving me history using the arrows on 
> the keyboard. 
>
> what file and where did you (void creators) hide it so I can modify it to 
> get it to show a prompt I like more better then just #
>
> and why it is such a hard subject to find an answer to on the internet? 

Set your root shell to bash, not sh.

And the test should be [[ $EUID == 0 ]].

Or use '\$' in PS1 to get # or $ depending on uid.

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