Command history

[Juerg DENNEBERG]

Hi

as a "normal" user I am able to use "ctrl k" to repeat last commands.

Where do I have to edit what so I can use "ctrl k" also as "root" on a terminal session or on a "cde-session"

Many Thanks

Juerg

[Karthik S S]

Hi,

Root: Default shell is posix "sh" ... in root's home directory edit the .profile and set and export the shell to "ksh"

CDE: edit $HOME/.dtprofile

-Regards,
Karthik S S

[twang]

Add the two entries in the root's .profile file:

export HISTFILE=/.sh_history
export HISTSIZE=100

then
# touch /.sh_history

relogin system.
It should works now.

[Darren Prior · Accepted solution]

hi Juerg,

Please don't change root's shell - it should always be left as sh otherwise you could run into some serious problems. Twang's answer is what you're looking for.

regards,

Darren.

[Juerg DENNEBERG]

Hi you all

I have to add:

login as root on a terminal session "esc k" works fine (I have to correct: in my first statement I should have written "esc k" instead of "crtl k". Sory)

Doing "su" to become root on a normal terminal session "esc k" does not work. I do not get any echo.

Typing "esc k" as root on cde I get the message: "/sbin/sh: ^[k: not found"

Thanks

[twang]

If you already put the 2 variables in .profile, remember to uncomment the line in .dtprofile and see if it works:
DTSOURCEPROFILE=true

[Pete Randall]

Juerg,

When you su to root, no profile information is parsed unless you use the "su -" syntax, so you will have to do "set -o vi" manually. Either you need to remember to add tu "-" to your su command or remember to "set -o vi".


Pete

[Juerg DENNEBERG]

Hi you all

it works

Many thanks and have a nice weekend

Juerg