Dear all, i've appended the below to /etc/bashrc it works like a charm with ssh connections though SFTP sessions fail since the below is being sent to the intiator. any way of limiting the below to none sftp sessions? or any other idea for it to work? # If id command returns zero, you’ve root access. if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then # you are root, set red colour prompt echo "###############################################" echo "### You are now working as ROOT. ###" echo "### Pay attention to what you type. ###" echo "###############################################" PS1="\\[$(tput setaf 1)\\]\\u@\\h:\\w #\\[$(tput sgr0)\\]" else # normal echo echo " ###########################################################" echo "Welcome $(whoami), here's something to start your day with:" echo echo `sh /etc/lines.sh /etc/quotes.txt` echo " ############################################################" echo PS1="[\\u@\\h:\\w] $" fi Thanks, --Roland