[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server interface

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

Quoting Stephen Garton <sheepeatingtaz at gmail.com>:

> 2008/12/18 Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <matthew at truthisfreedom.org.uk>:
>
>>
>> Generally an issue with either /etc/profile, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc
>>
>> If you edit the versions of .bash_profile and .bashrc in /etc/skel
>> then any new users will be given the functionality.
>>
>> Edit the current .bash_profile and .bashrc for the user you're having
>> issues with and you should see the same result!
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> M.
>> --
>
> Cheers, it would appear on inspection that the user *doesn't have* a
> .bash_profile or .bashrc!
>
> Would there be any issues if I just scp'd my laptops versions of these
> files into the remote users ~/?

I can't see why that wouldn't work - just check there's no  
machine-specific stuff in the copies on your laptop (session variables  
etc) and go for it.

Failing that, just copy from /etc/skel to ~ on the server (assuming  
that the files exist in /etc/skel!)

M.

-- 
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
matthew at truthisfreedom.org.uk
http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/