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Old 07-09-2003
root env
Dear Guys ,

i installed sun solaries 8 for intel platform .

now i want to edit root env or init. files in order to add the follwing :

EDITOR=vi
export PATH EDITOR
export PS1=`uname -n`:\$PWD\>
set -o vi
alias dir="ls -la|more"
alias c=clear
stty erase "^H"

what file i have to edit in order to add those ??

root shell is /sbin/sh
in root home dir no .profile exit !

i tried to edit .profile for normal user and it worked fine .

but still it is not working for the root user .

also i tried to edit /etc/skel/local.profile ,, but same thing

Thanks
# 2  
Old 07-09-2003
Try ls -a in the root's home directory ( probably / ) to see if the .profile file exists since it is a hidden file.

If it does not exists then you should copy /etc/skel/local.profile ( which is a template file ) to the root's home directory & rename it to .profile & make the required changes to take effect.

Hope it helps.
minazk
# 3  
Old 07-09-2003
hi ,

i did but still did not work .. also i tried it before .

i created .profile file at root home dir ( / ) with only 600 permissions .

the content of the file :
Code:
# @(#)local.profile 1.8 99/03/26 SMI
stty istrip
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ucb:/etc:.
export PATH
alias c=clear

#
# If possible, start the windows system
#
if [ "`tty`" = "/dev/console" ] ; then
        if [ "$TERM" = "sun" -o "$TERM" = "sun-color" -o "$TERM" = "AT386" ]
        then

                if [ ${OPENWINHOME:-""} = "" ] ; then
                        OPENWINHOME=/usr/openwin
                        export OPENWINHOME
                fi

                echo ""
                echo "Starting OpenWindows in 5 seconds (type Control-C to inter
rupt)"
                sleep 5
                echo ""
                $OPENWINHOME/bin/openwin

                clear           # get rid of annoying cursor rectangle
                exit            # logout after leaving windows system

        fi
fi

after i saved , i restart all the machine and tried to log as root and enter " c " at command line i did not do the clear !

# c
c: not found

Thanks !

added code tags for readability --oombera
Last edited by oombera; 02-20-2004 at 10:45 AM..
# 4  
Old 07-09-2003
In your home directory, look for a .cshrc file (again, using "ls -a") and add the alias command that you want in there. On my system, I have a .kshrc file that I add new aliases to and they stick between logins.
# 5  
Old 07-09-2003
hi ,
why .cshrc while my root shell is /sbin/sh .

but also i created .cshrc file like this "

# more .cshrc
# @(#)cshrc 1.11 89/11/29 SMI
umask 022
alias c=clear
set path=(/bin /usr/bin /usr/ucb /etc .)
if ( $?prompt ) then
set history=32
endif


and it did not work !!

the other options like ( EDITOR , PATH , umask ) which are on .profile are working ... only the alias is not working !!

thansk
# 6  
Old 07-09-2003
sh does not have an alias command - you would have to either change the shell that root uses by changing it in /etc/passwd (not usually recommended due to problems when booting into single user and running startup scripts while booting) or use a different shell after logging in and sourcing the .profile and .xxxrc (where xxx is your choice of shell).

Read the man page on sh, ksh, and others for more information.
# 7  
Old 07-09-2003
Semi-related.. found a little chart that lists a few differences. Wow, if this is the general pattern then sh has very limited functionality in comparison to the other shells..
Code:
FEATURE                FUNCTION                                        SH  CSH  KSH

Job control	       Processes can be run in the background          No  Yes  Yes
History substitution   Prev commands can be saved, edited and reused   No  Yes  Yes
File name completion   Auto completion of partially typed filename     No  Yes  Yes
Command line editing   Can use an editor to modify command line text   No  No   Yes
Command aliasing       User can rename commands                        No  Yes  Yes

 
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