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From: Atlanta GA, USA

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Root bash prompt after update

I noticed something weird with my root prompt after the latest upgrade.  Before, it used to be this:

[root@dethklok /etc]#

now, it's:

;root@dethklok:/etc[root@dethklok /etc]#

I haven't changed anything as far as PS1 goes in either my .bashrc or root's.  Any ideas?

Spider.007

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Registered: 2004-06-20

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Re: Root bash prompt after update

What is the value of $PS1; and where is that value coming from. And which package upgrade caused this?

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Re: Root bash prompt after update

echo $PS1
[\u@\h \W]\$

As for which package, good question.  It's been a while since I've done an upgrade on the box in question.

Spider.007

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Re: Root bash prompt after update

Might it be your $PROMPT_COMMAND that is corrupt?

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Re: Root bash prompt after update

Turns out that was it.  I'm not sure what controls that, though, but putting 'unset PROMPT_COMMAND' in /root/.bashrc resolved it.