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Date:      Mon, 29 Sep 97 15:50:48 -0700
From:      "Studded" <Studded@dal.net>
To:        "Bob Webb" <bob.webb@snyder.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: su -m and PS1
Message-ID:  <199709292250.PAA21341@mail.san.rr.com>

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On Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:21:44 -0400, Bob Webb wrote:

>I subscribe to the philosophy to login as yourself and su to root when 
>needed.

	Good philosophy. :)

[Problem:  Root has no entry for PS1]

>Root does not have a .bash_profile or bashrc

	You just answered your own question. :)  What I personally do
is make /root/.bashrc a symlink to /etc/profile, and put all of the
things I want to maintain across "users" in /etc/profile.  That way you
limit the number of changes you have to make.  You could just as easily
make it a symlink to your personal .bash_profile.  

	If you're not sure what a symlink is, man ln.  You want to use
the -s option.

Hope this helps,

Doug

Do thou amend thy face,
	and I'll amend my life.
-Shakespeare, "Henry V"




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