[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Server interface

[Stephen Garton]

Thanks for all the help so far!

the user now has a .bashrc and a .profile (copied from /etc/skel)
2008/12/18 Tony Arnold <tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk>:
>
> As well as the advice about bashrc etc., I would also check that the
> user has the right shell. Login and type 'echo $SHELL' and make sure
> that is bash or dash.

It would appear that the user is setup wrong, as this returns /bin/sh.
I do also have root access, and logging in as root (which has a
'normal' activity) returns /bin/bash. How does one change this?

>
> You also want to see what the terminal type is set to. Type 'echo
> $TERM'. If that is set to something like 'dumb' then you may not get
> some of the nice features you are looking for.

both user and root return xterm

>
> BTW, what do you get echoed when you press the arrow keys? Nothing or
> some random text?

Up arrow gives ^[[A, down ^[[B

Thanks again!

Steve Garton
http://www.sheepeatingtaz.co.uk