How to set the standard shell prompt in aix servers?
1. Pre-work:
Make sure to take the copy of the /etc/profile file using the below command.
cp -p /etc/profile /etc/profile_old
2. Steps:
Append the following lines to the file /etc/profile to change the format of the shell prompt.
PS1=`whoami`@`hostname –s`: '$PWD>'
export PS1
For example you login as a root to the server test_server and you are in /etc the prompt look like the following: Syntax: username@servername:presentworkingdirectory>
root@test_server:/etc>
3. Validation:
Open a new login session and you should see the change in shell prompt.
4. Roll back:
Remove the entry that you have added to the file “/etc/profile”
1. Pre-work:
Make sure to take the copy of the /etc/profile file using the below command.
cp -p /etc/profile /etc/profile_old
2. Steps:
Append the following lines to the file /etc/profile to change the format of the shell prompt.
PS1=`whoami`@`hostname –s`: '$PWD>'
export PS1
For example you login as a root to the server test_server and you are in /etc the prompt look like the following: Syntax: username@servername:presentworkingdirectory>
root@test_server:/etc>
3. Validation:
Open a new login session and you should see the change in shell prompt.
4. Roll back:
Remove the entry that you have added to the file “/etc/profile”
