Thx Crystal and Jan..
Here the new script: /usr/local/sbin/sigh.sh: #!/bin/sh p='wiz@' g=`*cat /etc/mygate*` if ping -c 1 -w 5 $g 2>&1 then echo "ww-$p" > /tmp/.sigh.log else echo "$p" > /tmp/.sigh.log fi add to /home/youruser/.profile: export PS1='`cat /tmp/.sigh.log`$PWD\$ ' add to crontab -e by root : 1 * * * * /usr/local/sbin/sigh.sh and please check for the correct permissions of /tmp in this case. Appreciated, a lot. Thx! dan bsd.numode.eu
