# prompt if logged in as a user

[s.kalaivanan]

Hi All ,

I'm facing a problem , after rebooted the HP-ux 11iv3 server when user logged in by su the prompt is appearing # instead of $ but giving id command it is showing user ID what file needs to check ? i have compared these files /etc/profile , .profile and $HOME/.profile from working server seems settings are same ,

Thanks in advance ,

Thanks & Regards,
Kalai.

[Pete Randall]

What do you mean "logged in by su"? Who are they originally logging in as? Are they just doing "su" or are they doing "su -"?


Pete

[Logesh Rasumani · Accepted solution]

Kalai,

Hope you are asking about the change in prompt,
Please add the line in the .profile file in the home directory as mentioned to get '$' prompt,
1. export PS1='$'
2. run from home directory . ./.profile

[Dennis Handly]

As Pete said, if you use "su userx" after you are root, PS1 is still "# ". If you want userx's profile, you need to use "su - userx", or Logesh mentioned, you can just change PS1.

[Kapil Jha]

your .profile file etc would only execute only if you do a 'su - userid'
if u do a su userid your variables would be same except u would be logged as new user.

BR,
Kapil+

[s.kalaivanan]

hello all ,

I need while user login the prompt should come $ , not for root user ,

Logesh:- Not $ symbol for root user login , you mean to say after logged in by user then edit $HOME/.profile inside the user login right ? not from root login right ?

Thanks & Regards,
Kalai.

[Torsten.]

As said several times by others, question is if you do "su user" or "su - user".

[s.kalaivanan]

Hi Torsten,

Users are using < su - username >


Thanks ,

Kalai .

[Dennis Handly]

>Users are using "su - username"

What does "echo $PS1" show?
What does "echo ~/.profile" show?
Does ~/.profile set PS1? To what?

[Torsten.]

One more question:

What shell is used?

[s.kalaivanan]

Very sorry for late response to all ,

I went user Home directory and edited .profile and put PS1 as $ ,

Problem solved ,

Many thanks to all ,

Thanks ,

Kalai.

[Michael Steele_2]

Dude, you need to go back and assign point to every responder, that's 38 total. Check your profile for a count verification.