Prompt containing SSH login information

[Artis Caune]

2009/11/24 Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de>:
> Hi,
>
> again, a strange question: I'd like to know if there is a builtin
> means to let the csh's (or bash's) prompt show an information if
> the current dialog session has been opened via SSH from another
> system. The obvious is:
>
>        me at sys1:~% ssh me at sys2
>        me at sys2:~% _
>
> I'd like the second prompt that I've been logged into sys2 by
> sys1, such as
>
>        me at sys1>sys2:~% _

How about this:

- On all servers add the following to sshd_config:
    AcceptEnv MYPROMPT
- and the following to ssh_config:
    Host *
        SendEnv MYPROMPT
- fix shell rc files on servers and workstation:
    MYPROMPT="$MYPROMPT>$USER@$(hostname -s)"
    export MYPROMPT

and you will get more than two hosts:
me at sys1>me at sys2>me at sys3:~%


We use this for root account to give every admin his own:
/root/.zshrc.<admin>
/root/.zlogin.<admin>
/root/.zhistory.<admin>
/root/.vimrc.<admin>
/root/.viminfo.<admin>
...



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Artis Caune

    Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.