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Originally Posted by bsdnewbie999
How do i enable this line for user? i added this line to .profile but it only works for root why not normal users? In normal user prompts it shows \e[0;36m[\h:\w]\n\$ \e[m instead of the colour one.
export PS1='\e[0;36m[\h:\w]\n\$ \e[m'
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What does:
echo $TERM
give you as a non-root user?
If it isn't VT220 or similar it cannot interpret the DEC colour commands.