[SOLVED] red bash prompt after creating bash aliases

[Member dknestaut]

Hello all,

I’d appreciate some help fixing an issue with my bash prompt. I have it set to the default configuration, but after I created a .bash_aliases file, it is now red as if I’m root. But I’m not root. I run the apt update and I’m prompted for a password. Running the command id shows that my UID is 1000. I can elevate my privileges to root without a problem, but it’s a cosmetic issue. I like being able to see at a glance whether I’m root or not.

If I issue the command source .bashrc then my prompt goes back to the default pink and cyan colors. If I am in Vim, and I execute a shell command, the prompt will be the default pink and cyan. But if I open a new terminal, then the bash prompt is red again. Can anyone suggest what I might do to restore my bash prompt back to its previous behavior?

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dknestaut wrote:

after I created a .bash_aliases file

Is this file empty or did you add aliases there? Are these aliases copied from a different system that usually runs as root?
The truth is that my experience with bash aliases is limited, so I don’t know how this can affect the user privileges.

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I fixed it with the following command:
echo '. .bashrc' >> ~/.bash_profiles

Turns out that bash wasn’t sure in what order to process everything, so the above command tells bash to source the bashrc file every time I open a terminal. My aliases all work and my terminal colors are all back to where they are supposed to be.

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Thanks for coming back and reporting your solution. It may help others in the future.

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