Bug#443245: root's .bashrc PS1 setting defeats debian_chroot
reassign 443245 base-files
thanks
Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> Package: rootskel
> Version: 1.50
>
> The default /root/.bashrc contains this line:
> export PS1='\h:\w\$ '
>
> That line isn't necessary because /etc/bash.bashrc does a similar but
> better thing:
> PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
>
> Indeed, the /root/.bashrc PS1 setting defeats attempts to set
> debian_chroot (as an exported environment variable, or via /etc) to
> affect root's prompt.
>
> I think the PS1 setting in /root/.bashrc can safely be removed.
This isn't present on rootskel but base-files. The referenced file is
copyed from /usr/share/base-files/dot.bashrc ro /root/.bashrc when
configuring the postinst.
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