Comments on: Hint : VI Backup products don’t like bashrc customization !

By: Matthijs Haverink

Matthijs Haverink — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:42:33 +0000

Hey Rob,

Thanks for the explanation and I “removed” the EOF2 .

By: Rob Mokkink

Rob Mokkink — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:34:32 +0000

Hi Sven,

The /etc/bashrc contains system-wide definitions for shell functions and aliases for all users if it is referenced in their .bashrc of .bash_profile. On every linux or esx server i allways adjust this so that when a users logs in as root or use su to become root the prompt is red, meaning he or she can do some serious damage to the system.

@Matthijs can you remove the EOF2 please

By: Sven Huisman

Sven Huisman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:24:39 +0000

Hi Matthijs,

Thanks for the tip. But can you explain a little bit more about BASHRC? What is it, when is it used?