On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 1:22 AM, Frank Millman <fr...@chagford.com> wrote: > "Chris Angelico" wrote in message > news:captjjmrim9tjhfolgynujatx_hkvxxq_d8yjpkx8y32qhcz...@mail.gmail.com... > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 12:30 AM, Jon Ribbens <jon+use...@unequivocal.eu> > wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> (And the rm command won't ask if you say "-f".) >>> >>> >>> rm does not ask before deleting. However some Linux distributions >>> take it upon themselves to put "alias rm='rm -i'" in /etc/profile. >> >> >> I have no such alias, but it still prompts. >> > > On Fedora 22 (and for many previous versions) I have noticed that, if I log > in as 'root', it does prompt, but if I log in as an ordinary user, it does > not. > > If I type 'alias' at the console, it lists current aliases. 'root' shows > exactly what Jon quoted above. 'frank' shows no alias for 'rm'. > > I had a quick look to see what was setting it, but there is nothing in > /etc/profile or in /etc/bashrc. I don't know where else to check.
Since root has the prompt, check /root/.profile and /root/.bashrc. There may also be other files sourced from either of those, eg /root/.bash_aliases. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
