James B. Byrne wrote: > > On Mon, July 6, 2015 15:47, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> James B. Byrne wrote: >>> We have a requirement to allow ssh access to a server in order to >>> provide a secure link to one of our legacy systems. I would like to >>> chroot these accounts. >>> >>> I have this working except for one small detail, the user's prompt >>> in the ssh session. Each user has their shell set to /bin/bash in >>> /etc/passwd. However, instead of getting the prompt defined in >>> their.bash_profiles we see this: >>> >>> -bash-4.1$ >>> >>> when we are expecting this: >>> >>> [username at hostname dir]$ >>> >>> So, before I go messing around moving files I would some information >>> from you as tio what I have overlooked. Do I need to move something >>> like etc/passwd and /etc/group into the chroot/etc? >> >> When ssh'ing into the chrooted directories, where's their >> /home/<user>? >> I'd set the prompt in ~/.bash_profile. > > It appears that the user profile .bash_profile is not being called at > all which no doubt is the root problem. Any ideas as to why this is > not happening? Is the -l switch for bash not being used for some > reason? > When logged in, that's what I was asking - *are* they in a home directory, or are they in /? mark