You need to "su -" (as this triggers a login shell to root) and throw those commands in the relevant shell configuration script, ie, .cshrc, .tcshrc, .zshrc, .bashrc etc. On 14/06/2026 12:33 am, Todd Gruhn wrote:
When I login as user, this is what works PS1="gandalf$ " export PS1 When I su to root, how do I get that to happen? Put it in a specific file (.login) ?