VIM colors

[goon12]

root on my linux box has the vim colors workign fine, but when I use vim with one of the other users, there is nothing it just looks like VI =[

Can some one help me get the syntax coloring back?

[kmj]

check the .vimrc file for your user accounts. Does it have syntax on in it? If not, add that, for starters.

[YaRness]

is there a system-wide vimrc file (like something that goes in /etc), or some other place for such defaults?

[Gnu/Vince]

1. :syntax on in vim. If that works, add the line syntax on in your .vimrc file.

2. If #1 doesn't work, echo $TERM and make sure it can do colors. Try export TERM=xterm-color and go in vim just to see what happens.