Re: Newbie comments & queries
Hi, all,
Brenda told me not to go into root so I have tried to obey her
commands. I did go into root & change the permissions of the
various files so that I can work with them logged in as 'ian'.
Have copied them all as .old so can restore to original state if
the mess gets out of hand.
I have got a coloured prompt now. Blue for ian, red for root.
However I have a few hassles that I must sort out first as it is
not going exactly as per plan. Maybe I have to do the other files
as per the Config-HOWTO, or check my deviations from his plan.
Main problem is that to get the coloured prompt for root i have to
'source profile' and then having done that the shell cannot find
any of its commands - even shutdown disappears! Have to 'exit' out
and relog in to a black and white prompt to shutdown.
As far as joe is concerned, i wanted to get the top menu in colour
so as to get away from the white on black image and make it look
brighter. Not to worry at the moment, maybe a joe user will come
around just now, and can always query one of the locals. In any
case am using vi to write the config changes.
I have a few more config. tasks to complete and will then be
looking at installing dial-up email access.
Will be off the list for a few days, but really appreciate the
help so far, even if your email appears unanswered all are read,
digested, and appreciated
Ian
Ian Balchin
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