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RE: PS1 prompt and \u displaying I have no name!

Found the answer, I didn't have a /etc directory. After I created it and the
passwd file the \u
displays correctly.

-Bruce.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Starks-Browning [mailto:starksb@ebi.ac.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 5:30 AM
> To: bedge@sattel.com
> Subject: PS1 prompt and \u displaying I have no name!
>
>
> On Wednesday 3 Feb 99, Bruce Edge writes:
> > Why does the \u in my $PS1 expand to: "I have no name!"
> >
> > TIA, Bruce.
>
> Good question!  I had to hardcode my own name into PS1 directly.  I
> found that setting environment variables USER or LOGNAME don't seem to
> help.
>
> If you get an answer that is not also posted to the list, would you
> share it please?  Thanks.
>
> David
>
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