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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 06:46:28 -0600
From: Oscar Bonilla <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc: Chris Singer <csinger@workfire.com>,
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Subject: Re: Changing eh name displayed at the Root prompt.
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On Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 12:00:19PM -0700, Doug White wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Chris Singer wrote:
> 
> > Could someone tell me where I need to got or rather what file I need to
> > modify to change the name of the root directory.  I recompiled a file that
> > had the same name and IP as another computer. I have changed the ip but
> > whenever I login as root or use the super user function I get confused as to
> > which machine I'm working on.  They are both access via telnet.  If anyone
> > could help me out  with this you it would be great.  Thanks all for
> > listening to my pleas for help.
> 
> /etc/rc.conf
> 

I think he meant changing the prompt. I mean from 

#

to 

SysName#

It depends on the shell you're using... I use tcsh and my .tcshrc says

set prompt='%B%m%b %~ %# '

which gives me

voyager ~ > 

when i'm logged in as myself, and

voyager / #

when I've sudo'd to root

Notice the %~ which gives you the current working directory...

Hope that helps.

Regards,

-Oscar

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