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Date:	Fri, 4 Sep 2009 20:14:01 -0400
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Subject:	Re: Set root shell prompt in /etc/profile ?
From:	"Mark J. Reed" <markjreed AT gmail DOT com>
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On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
> The ideal way would be patching bash to recognize if the current user has
> root privileges (rather than its current check for just uid==0), so that
> the PS1 escape \$ automatically printed # for privileged and $ for normal.
>
> I'll add it to my TODO list, but if someone comes up with a patch first,
> I'd gladly review it.

Got a pointer to latest bash sources?  I tried the savannah cvs
repository and they don't seem to be there anymore.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed AT gmail DOT com>

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