From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Jan 17 17:35:12 2014
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org
 [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1])
 (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9CFC56E5
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:35:12 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14])
 (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5F8F3191B
 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:35:12 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-149-155.dynamic.qsc.de
 [92.195.149.155])
 (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
 (No client certificate requested)
 by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 374F73CE7A;
 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:35:04 +0100 (CET)
Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1])
 by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id s0HHYcGE001989;
 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:34:39 +0100 (CET)
 (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de)
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:34:38 +0100
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com>
Subject: Re: set prompt for new users
Message-Id: <20140117183438.21f60837.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <52D87D89.1060606@a1poweruser.com>
References: <52D87D89.1060606@a1poweruser.com>
Organization: EDVAX
X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17
Precedence: list
Reply-To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
 <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:35:12 -0000

On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:47:05 +0800, Fbsd8 wrote:
> What file do I place my new 'set prompt' command in so all newly created 
> users get it?
> 
> I'm running 9.2 and 10.RC4

I assume you're talking about the C-Shell. There are two ways:

To make settings available for all users, set them centrally.
This is /etc/csh.cshrc.

But also make sure the system settings are not getting overridden
by user settings in ~/.cshrc. When a user is created, he will get
the file /usr/share/skel/dot.cshrc as ~/.cshrc, so you can use
that file as a template for new users.

Both files mentioned have a section that is tested for interactive
shells. Here you can make your settings, for example to get the
standard traditional full prompt:

	if ($?prompt) then
		set promptchars = "%#"
		set prompt = "%n@%m:%~%# "
		set autolist
		# ... more stuff ...
	endif

You can of course add more settings to those files, inteded for
interactive and non-interactive shells (for example to set some
environmental variables, even though there is a more elegant way
to do things like that).


-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...