[solved] Bash shell... does not start with user name, but used to...!

jaydoc · 2009-01-26 05:40:43

when I start a console, logged in as user, it always used to start with

user@hostname ~$

Suddenly, and I cannot recall having done anything that could lead to the issue, konsole will always start as

bash3.2$

even after many reboots, this is still the case.

whoami shows my user name. I can su to root, and from there to my username, but never directly from bash.

Occasionally, starting a program like KDE partition manager fails with the error message the program su could not be found. but it is as I said occasional.

I am quite a newbie to Linux, so I am clueless. Can someone help me..? I tried googling, but I seem to be the only one in the WWW that goofed up to such an extent..! and searches are quite unrevealing.

I am installing Linux From scratch using arch linux as base system, but I am just following The Book to the letter and don't think that caused the problem.

Last edited by jaydoc (2009-01-26 09:12:56)

weasel8 · 2009-01-26 06:15:44

Can you post your .bashrc?

jaydoc · 2009-01-26 07:03:34

@weasel8...

That is THE trouble. And I take back my words, it was during the linux from scratch install that I botched that file...! I was supposed to make a new bashrc file in the LFS directory, but I went wrong on the commands and I think I ended up removing the Arch Linux file...!

If it is to be found, it should be in the etc directory, right..? I looked there and could not find it. Did I look in the right place...?

What can I do...?

Last edited by jaydoc (2009-01-26 07:33:14)

Xyne · 2009-01-26 07:08:13

You're .bashrc file will be in your home directory. Files that begin with "." are hidden. To list them, use "ls -A".

To change the bash prompt, you need to set the PS1 variable. Google "bash ps1" and you should find plenty of tutorials and explanations of how to set it up. I took a look at the first hit and it seems to explain it well enough: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-lin … rompt.html

jaydoc · 2009-01-26 09:12:25

Thanks for that link....!

I got it right, and it ws a good learning experience as well....!

Arch Linux

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[solved] Bash shell... does not start with user name, but used to...!

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