Re: Vi backspace key problem

[Dag Wieers <dag wieers com>]

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Tim Edwards wrote:

> Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> 
> > I had this problem when I did a "fresh" install of RHEL4 but copied back
> > a customized /etc/bashrc file from RHEL3. Red Hat is always making small
> > changes to that file, and my customized version had some important other
> > differences compared to the stock RHEL4 version. If all else fails, try
> > removing the bash package completely, manually cleaning up any visible
> > leftovers, then reinstalling it.
> 
> Yes further investigations have revealed it was the /etc/bashrc which was
> carried over from RHEL3 by our configuration management system (an Arch
> repository). The other sysadmin here is upset that I suggested he had anything
> to do with butchering the bash config :)

I assumed this was the case, but under normal conditions, if /etc/bashrc 
was not changed it would have been replaced by the new /etc/bashrc.

However, I don't think Red Hat supports RHEL3 to RHEL4 upgrades.

Kind regards,
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