Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:38:26 -0400 From: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: Alberto Mijares <amijaresp@gmail.com> Cc: questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 10.0 set prompt for new users has problems Message-ID: <53592FF2.3010907@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGZBXN9xXeftLJ8ws9OS-Faae_WmkVYuD6GZQEtPcyTVkpU6Qw@mail.gmail.com> References: <5359293C.20501@a1poweruser.com> <CAGZBXN9xXeftLJ8ws9OS-Faae_WmkVYuD6GZQEtPcyTVkpU6Qw@mail.gmail.com>
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Alberto Mijares wrote: > On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> wrote: >> 10.0 host and using pw command to adduser. >> pw adduser test -c Test-user -m -g wheel -w yes >> >> original /etc/csh.cshrc and /usr/share/skel/dot.cshrc files >> >> When I log into user test the prompt is a single dollar sign. >> >> Issuing the ll command i see .cshrc* >> Why does this file end with an *? >> >> I can edit the as .cshrc* or .cshrc and replace the existing set prompt >> statement with set prompt = "# %/ >" then save the file, exit and login >> again. The prompt is still a dollar sign. >> >> If I issue set prompt = "# %/ >" command from the test user command line >> the prompt still doe's not change. >> >> I can edit the /usr/share/skel/dot.cshrc replacing the existing set prompt >> with the new one, deluser test, adduser test, and still get dollar sign for >> the prompt even though I see the wanted prompt statement in user test home >> directory .cshrc* file. >> >> Another problem is the alias commands la and lf don't work but the ll alias >> does work. >> > > > Hi Fbsd8, > > Last night I experienced a similar issue. As root I added the user jon > to the dialer group > > pw groupmod dialer -m jon > > In a previously opened shell, with user jon, I found no way to update > this change. I tried executing sh, bash, csh with no success. However, > the change was made. How do you tell the current shell to re-read the > enviroment? > > Looks like your issue, don't you think? > > 10-RELEASE-p1 > > Regards > > > Alberto Mijares > I would think you have to exit jon session and login again for the new group setting to take affect.
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