[SOLVED] zsh config (.zshrc) no longer working for root.

vi3dr0 · 2010-09-18 03:37:43

Hi,

I must've done something stupid a while ago, cause whenever I sudo -s to get some root privilages it seems .zshrc is not read.

Prompt is default and aliases don't work.

Here's my .zshrc, just in case. I'm quite sure it's okay.

##################################################
# OPTIONS FOR ZSH
#
#
#
# PS1=$'%(!.%{\e[0;31m%}#.%{\e[0;32m%}$)>_ %{\e[0m%}' # $>_ / #>_
#
PS1=$'%(!.%{\e[1;31m%}%{\e[5;31m%}>>>.%{\e[1;31m%}>%{\e[1;33m%}>%{\e[1;32m%}>) %{\e[0m%}' # >>> / >>>
RPS1=$'%{\e[0;33m%}[%~]%{\e[0m%}'
# RPROMPT=$'[~]'

export PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/opt/mozilla/bin:$HOME/linux/bin:/opt/kde/bin:/opt/java/jre/bin:/usr/local/bin"
export EDITOR="vim"
export MANPATH="/usr/share/man:/usr/man"
export DE=kde
#export TERM=xterm-256color

# key bindings

bindkey -v

bindkey "^[[2~" overwrite-mode
bindkey "^[[3~" delete-char
bindkey "\e[7~" beginning-of-line
bindkey "\e[8~" end-of-line
bindkey "$(echotc kl)" backward-char
bindkey "\E[A" up-line-or-search 
bindkey "\E[B" down-line-or-search
bindkey '^R' history-incremental-search-backward
bindkey -M vicmd 'k' up-line-or-search 
bindkey -M vicmd 'j' down-line-or-search

HISTFILE=~/.zshhistory
HISTSIZE=50000
SAVEHIST=50000

# aliases

alias    ..='cd ..'
alias    cl='clear'
alias    ls='ls --color=auto'
alias    lsl='ls -hl --color=auto'
alias    rm='rm -v'
alias    pg='pgrep -lf'
alias    ka='killall -s 9'
alias    sus='sudo -s'
alias    hdtemp='sudo hddtemp /dev/sda'
alias    du="du -h"
alias    df="df -h"
alias   freq="cpufreq-info | grep decide"
alias   mpdkill="sudo mpd --kill && killall -s 9 mpdscribble"
alias   sudo="sudo "
alias   nc="ncmpcpp"
alias   cmatrix="cmatrix -abu2"
alias   x="startx"
alias   thinkpad-smapi="thinkpad-smapi -b 0"

alias   relap="sudo /etc/rc.d/laptop-mode restart"
alias   rewlan="sudo ifconfig wlan0 {down,up}"
alias   rentpd="sudo /etc/rc.d/openntpd restart"
alias   resamba="sudo /etc/rc.d/samba restart"
alias   recups="sudo /etc/rc.d/cups restart"
alias   reblue="sudo /etc/rc.d/bluetooth restart"

alias   fancool="/etc/rc.d/thinkfan stop && echo level 7 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan"
alias   fanstart="sudo /etc/rc.d/thinkfan start"

# functions
fs() { find $1 -iname '*'$2'*'; }
gcurses() { gcc $1 -o $(cut -d . -f 1 $1) -lncurses;}
ranger () {
    command ranger --fail-unless-cd $@ &&
    cd "$(grep \^\' ~/.ranger/bookmarks | cut -b3-)"
}


# completion
autoload -U compinit
compinit


# correction
setopt correctall

# prompt
# autoload -U promptinit
# promptinit
# prompt redhat
# options

setopt hist_ignore_all_dups
setopt hist_ignore_space
setopt nohup               # don't kill bg jobs when tty quits
setopt nocheckjobs          # don't complain about background jobs on exit

#Some functions, like _apt and _dpkg, are very slow. You can use a cache in order to proxy the list of results (like the list of available debian packages) Use a cache:
zstyle ':completion:*' use-cache on
zstyle ':completion:*' cache-path ~/.zsh/cache
#Prevent CVS files/directories from being completed:
zstyle ':completion:*:(all-|)files' ignored-patterns '(|*/)CVS'
#Ignore completion functions for commands you don't have:
zstyle ':completion:*:functions' ignored-patterns '_*'
zstyle ':completion:*:cd:*' ignored-patterns '(*/)#CVS'
zstyle ':completion:*:processes-names' command 'ps -e -o comm='

Last edited by vi3dr0 (2010-09-19 15:10:41)

Mr.Elendig · 2010-09-18 13:11:04

Do you have a .zshrc for root, or only for your user?

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2010-09-18 13:11:28)

vi3dr0 · 2010-09-18 16:18:35

I never had one for root.

Maybe I'm getting the whole idea of using sudo wrong? I always used sudo -s when I needed root privileges for few things in a row, instead of putting sudo in every command. All my aliases, functions from ~/.zshrc were still working. Prompt also did change, as specified in this file.

Suddenly, some time ago it changed.

Last edited by vi3dr0 (2010-09-18 16:19:04)

Mr.Elendig · 2010-09-18 21:56:59

When you sudo, you become root, so the PS1/PROMPT is read from /root/.zshrc (if it exists) instead of /home/youruser/.zshrc

vi3dr0 · 2010-09-19 00:53:25

Makes sense. However I never had one in /root So why was it working earlier?

o1911 · 2010-09-19 05:54:16

This took me a while to work out. Put in your /etc/sudoers file this (using the command visudo):

Defaults !env_reset

I put this just under the "## Defaults specification" header, not that it should matter. Let us know if it worked.

vi3dr0 · 2010-09-19 06:03:50

Indeed, it's just how it was. Thank you very much

I'm really curious, what has changed and when did it occur?

o1911 · 2010-09-19 12:52:59

I think this was a pushed /etc/sudoers file that pacdiffviewer prompts you to replace with, maybe a month ago? If you were like me, you probably only added yourself being able to sudo. I don't have the old version, but I don't remember requiring the code I gave you... maybe they've changed something necessitating the new file. Anyway, happy times, my prompt turns red when I 'sudo -s'

vi3dr0 · 2010-09-19 15:10:27

Well, actually now that you mentioned I remember that...

Thank you one more time

Arch Linux

#1 2010-09-18 03:37:43

[SOLVED] zsh config (.zshrc) no longer working for root.

#2 2010-09-18 13:11:04

Re: [SOLVED] zsh config (.zshrc) no longer working for root.

#3 2010-09-18 16:18:35

Re: [SOLVED] zsh config (.zshrc) no longer working for root.

#4 2010-09-18 21:56:59

Re: [SOLVED] zsh config (.zshrc) no longer working for root.

#5 2010-09-19 00:53:25

Re: [SOLVED] zsh config (.zshrc) no longer working for root.

#6 2010-09-19 05:54:16

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#7 2010-09-19 06:03:50

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#8 2010-09-19 12:52:59

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#9 2010-09-19 15:10:27

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