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how can i change the Root name
Name: speedy Date: October 4, 2002 at 14:20:11 Pacific OS: solaris8 CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
i'm a newibe , all i want to know is how can i change the # sign when i telnet or loging to my unix machine , example .. Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic February 2000 You have new mail. # pwd / # <----< i want to change this # to any other name i want , how ??? Thanks in advance
Name: jimbo Date: October 4, 2002 at 23:36:17 Pacific
Reply:
The "#" value is can be changed by setting the PS1 variable in /etc/profile or the .profile / .login in your home directory. First, learn about the various shells available under Solaris before attempting to set this. I recommend doing a google search on "unix shells" or "setting PS1"
-jim
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Response Number 2
Name: ASB Date: October 7, 2002 at 09:58:22 Pacific
Reply:
In csh add .cshrc file set prompt = "`hostname`:$LOGNAME% "
In ksh add .profile file PS1="["`hostname`:'$PWD'"]> " export PS1
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