How To Restrict $ Prompt!!!!

[NUTANKUMAR]

Hellow to every body,

I have kept some menu script in .profile of user so when I am doing,
# su - user --> no problem.
But in case of,
# su user --> I am getting $ prompt, how to avoid it.

Next question is,
While doing,
# pg filename <-
if i issue a command "!sh" at colon (:), I get a $ prompt, How to avoid it.



thanx

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Setup the users .profile with the startup command of the programme.
Include the executable command in the .profile of all the users and use the su -c user
(su -c oracle)
The second part of the question is okay. it's result is right.

[John Palmer]

Hi,

To answer your second question, pg and lots of other programs use the contents of the variable SHELL which will be set to the shell entry for the user from /etc/passwd.

If you change this to '/usr/bin/false' or maybe to the name of a script that simply prints a message like 'Shell access not allowed!' then the user will not get a shell prompt.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

One simple solution to your first question is to add the following line to the bottom of the user .profile:

exec
Upon exiting
With regard to your second question, John's response above applies. Using John's suggestions and the exec
...JRF...

[glovecar]

OS Rule..

1. su user
Switching user without exec .profile (env file)

2. su - user
Switching user and exec .profile

"-" : exec .profile (env file)