Bash isn't reading any configs, the term app needs to execute bash with the --login option. This can easily be fixed depending on which term program you use. For xterm, run with the -ls option. Also make sure that in /etc/passwd it lists /bin/bash as your shell and it's not blank for the user.
On Fri, 2003-08-08 at 12:26, brett holcomb wrote: > Check out man bash for ps1, ps2, etc. It sounds like the > user has set up a different prompt. > > On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 12:22:00 -0400 > Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have 2 Gentoo boxes here and #2 has an annoying habbit > >I can't find a > >solution for. On box #1 an xterm gives me a prompt like > >so: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] current_directory $ > >Box # 2 shows this same format for a root xterm, but a > >user xterm shows: > >bash-2.05b$ > >Virtual terminals (ctrl+alt+F2-F6) show the former prompt > >form. IIRC > >this has been answered before, but I'll be dipped if I > >can find the > >info. > >-- > >Regards, Ernie > >100% Microsoft and Intel free > > > > > >-- > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
