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Bug 68695

Summary:	gnome-terminal doesn't change title with su(1) to another user
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Public Beta	Reporter:	Horst H. von Brand <vonbrand>
Component:	gnome-terminal	Assignee:	Havoc Pennington <hp>
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Description Horst H. von Brand 2002-07-12 16:11:00 UTC

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Description of problem:
When su(1)ing to root in a gnome-terminal, its title doesn't change to reflect
the new user

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-terminal-2.0.0-3


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.su - root
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  Title doesn't change
Expected Results:  New title reflecting the new user

Additional info:  Thank you all very much!

Comment 1 Nalin Dahyabhai 2002-07-12 16:23:59 UTC

In this case it's likely bash setting the title using the value of $USER.  My
best guess is that you're not using "su -", so the value in the shell's
environment remains unchanged, so $USER is your actual user name.

Try using 'su -'.  This should set $USER to "root", which should cause bash to
print the correct prompt.

Comment 2 Havoc Pennington 2002-07-12 16:25:34 UTC

gnome-terminal isn't setting the title, it's your shell. Nalin's advice should work.