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Originally Posted by PleaseHelpAnewbie
It does change, but it doesn't stay permanent
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To be retained from one session to the next, this setting need to be written to
~/.profile. To do so,
$ PS1="\d \t [\w]#"
$ echo $PS1 >> ~/.profile
You can check to ensure that this has been saved by issuing the following command:
$ cat ~/.profile
The setting for
PS1 should now appear at the bottom of the file.
Note that ending
PS1 with a '#' is not necessarily following convention. All user accounts typically have a '$' prompt. '#' is reserved to designate the root account.
You can determine how you are logged into the system by issuing the following command:
$ whoami
If you are logged in as root, you really need to create a non-root account & use it exclusively. Logging into a system using the root account is not considered a best practice.
And while you are a newbie, you will save yourself much aggravation by taking the time now to study the FAQ:
http://openbsd.org/faq/index.html