different color 'root' prompt

[eXtremist]

Is there any way to change my root prompt so that its a different color?

I want to be able to log in as root using 'su' and have a RED prompt there. I then want the prompt to change back to default color when I log out of root.

Is this possible? It'd save me a lot of headaches! :)

thanks

[z0mbix]

Read this (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/shells/bashconfig.html) as it's really handy for bash configuration. another good site (http://www.linuxdiscussions.org/howtos/colorbash.htm)

Set you 'PS1' variable to whatever you want. There will be one in your root's '~/.bash_profile' or '~/.bashrc' file already, so just edit that and do 'source /root/.bashrc' or source '/root/.bash_profile'.

[Dark Ninja]

Here's a link found at one of the links that cheeky_zombie gave you :

LinuxDoc - BASH Prompt HOW-TO (http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prompt-HOWTO/)

[Frith]

that's actually a pretty spiffy idea. if I had known you could change the prompt colors, I would've been doing it months ago (red for superuser, blue for me, etc., etc.).

this'll keep me from getting confused when I look at all my xterms and wonder which ones are su-ed and which ones are for my normal user.

[PLBlaze]

Hehe, have fun coloring your bash :D ...