/etc/skel/.bashrc should not set PS1

[scott]

I tried to change the PS1 for all users by editing /etc/bash_bashrc.

Expected:

PS1 to be modified for all users.

Actual result:

PS1 was not modified for any users because the /skel/.bashrc overrides the /etc/bash_bashrc PS1 setting with the exact same value.

PS1 should not be set in the skel/.bashrc. If users wish to customize their local .bashrc they can, but the default installation should not prevent setting a system wide PS1.

[Mike Fiedler (miketheman)]

Ran into this again today.

I understand the desire to set PS1 consistently across users, sessions, etc - however this makes changing it harder - since instead of setting it in one place (I was trying to drop it into /etc/profile.d/prompt.sh), this gets overridden by each user's individual ~/.bashrc that they inherited from /etc/skel.

Proposed:

Move any PS1 related settings to the global bashrc, which can then be overridden at later state, and remove from the /etc/skel/bash.bashrc