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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 22:04:24 +0100
From: Kjell Midtseter <junkmail@sensewave.com>
To: David Banning <david@skytracker.ca>
Subject: Re: shell prompt question
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On Sunday, 16 February 2003 at 15:25:24 -0500, David Banning wrote:
> My normal prompt is;
> 
> david $
> 
> and my superuser prompt is;
> 
> #
> 
> How do I get the super-user prompt when I just use the "su" command
> rather than the full "su -" command?
> 
> I want to stay in the same directory I am in sometimes but have su
> authority. The problem is that my prompt doesn't change, so I forget
> that I am su.
>
When you do a su the contents of your ~/.bash_profile should be read.
While the contents of ~/.bashrc is ignored. Do you have a ~/.bash_profile ?
Kjell 
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