prompt change on command line

[gatetec]

In .profile, I have:

export HOST=`hostname`
export PS1='$HOST:$PWD>> '
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:
export MANPATH=/usr/man:/usr/local/man

On su - oracle, I get this.

milt:/>> su - oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/oracle/product/9.2.0.5
$ pwd
/home/oracle


but, what I want is:

milt:/> su - oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/oracle/product/9.2.0.5
oracle@milt:/home/oracle>

I think I have everything in .profile.

What am I missing here?

thx much

 

[spamly]

What shell is the oracle user using?

 

[appi]

May be that the variable $PWD is not set at runtime ....
You can fill it before or using system commands maybe like :
export PS1='$HOST:`pwd`>>'

 

[gatetec]

it is using /usr/bin/ksh

Where do I need to put export PS1='$HOST:`pwd`>>' ?
under oracle .profile ?

 

[appi]

Yes, I took the line from your posting so I guess it is the .profile
The Original Line is

export PS1='$HOST:$PWD>> '

change it to

export PS1='$HOST:`pwd`>>'

 

[gatetec]

It returns

milt:`pwd`>>

 

[appi]

uups - sorry I do not have an AIX to test. Other way is to fill a Variable calles $PWD before with the system command

export $PWD=`pwd`
export PS1='$HOST:$PWD>> '


does this fix it ?

 

[spamly]

PS1=$USER@$(hostname -s):'$PWD>'

 

[spamly]

Oops. Should read:
typeset -x \
PS1=$USER@$(hostname -s):'$PWD>'

 

[gatetec]

it is odd.

I still get:

milt:/>> su - oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/oracle/product/9.2.0.5
$ pwd
/home/oracle

 

[spamly]

As oracle, what happens when you type in:
typeset -x \
PS1=$USER@$(hostname -s):'$PWD>'

Also, is there anything unusual in your .profile? Are the permission set so you can read it?

 

[gatetec]

I am getting this.

$ typeset -x \
> PS1=$USER@$(hostname -s):'$PWD>'
oracle@mil:/home/oracle>

so, what needs to be chekced?

thx

 

[spamly]

The oracle user needs to be able to read the .profile.

Check the rights: ls -la ~oracle/.profile

ls -la ~oracle/.profile
-rw------- 1 oracle staff 929 Dec 11 11:51 /home/oracle/.profile