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# 1  
Old 11-05-2007
Setting Up Profile.......Need Help Urgently
Hi

I am not able to setup PS1 environment variable in .profile file in my Home directory.I am using RED HAT3 Linux.this is the excercise that i have done

$echo $SHELL
/bin/ksh

$pwd
/home/khan

$ls -l .profile
-rwxrwxrwx

$more .profile
set -o vi
export PS1='khan'

$echo $PS1
$

I tried reloging in,but no use.Pls. advise urgently.

Thanks
Khan.A.W
# 2  
Old 11-05-2007
Code:
printf "%s\n" "set -o vi" "export PS1='khan'">>.bash_profile

# 3  
Old 11-05-2007
Still Not Wroking
Sir, I am using Korn Shell.Why will i go for .bash_profile then??
However i have added your line of code,but still the same result.Pls. advise urgently.
# 4  
Old 11-05-2007
Sorry,
you said "RED HAT3" so I assumed bash as default on RedHat.
Is the korn shell your login shell?
If not you have to use .kshrc for such settings.
# 5  
Old 11-05-2007
Still not working
Still not working.Still my prompt is shown as $.
The excercise done

$more .profile
set -o vi
ENV=".kshrc"

$more .kshrc
export PS1='khan'

When i tried,

$echo $ENV

$

Why is the o/p coming blank.Strange Behaviour.Pls. advise

Thanks Khan
# 6  
Old 11-05-2007
Could you post the output from the following commands:

Code:
ps -p $$
echo $-

What happens when you type ksh in your current session?
# 7  
Old 11-05-2007
Here is the o/p
Here is the o/p that is coming up

$ps -p $$
pid tty time cmd
2445 pts/0 00:00:00 ksh

$echo $-
ims

$ksh
$


Pls. advise.Can you give your yahoo id.so that we can chat on Yahoo messenger.

Thanks
Khan
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