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window title changes on SSH log-in but doesn't revert on log-out

Bug #59253 reported by Corsaire01
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Bug Description

-launch a gnome-terminal window
-type a SSH log-in command to a server 'ssh user@server'
-when logged in, the Terminal window title moves from "Terminal" to "user@server:~"
-log-out from the remote machine (typing logout or Ctrl+d)
-the Window title should go back to "Terminal" but it is not the case (remains at "user@server:~" )

tested on Ubuntu 6.06 x86 and x86-64 same behaviour.
package gnome-terminal 2.14.2-0ubuntu1

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Lionel Porcheron (lionel.porcheron) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. I can not reproduce this issue neither with Edgy or Dapper.

The title of the window is set by the variable PROMPT_COMMAND defined in ~/.bashrc. Changing the bug to bash package.

Can you post your ~/.bashrc ? I think you modified it. By default it set the window title to user@host:dir

Changed in gnome-terminal:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Corsaire01 (stephane-tranchemer) wrote :

May be related to the fact that my ~/.bashrc is not new.

I used Fedora Core distros, then switched to Ubuntu so the expected variable you talk about is missing.

Here's the (very simple) content :

# .bashrc

# User specific aliases and functions

# Source global definitions
if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then
        . /etc/bashrc
fi

I don't know how we can address this issue, when you're reinstalling a newer distro version (or switching distro) it is normal that the ~/.bashrc of the users remains (if /home was in a separate partition not re-formated at install).
Is copying /etc/bash.bashrc in all the ~/.bashrc a good idea ? (assuming no user has made some particular config that he wants to keep)

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Lionel Porcheron (lionel.porcheron) wrote :

Status rejected.

You personalized your configuration by not using Ubuntu default configuration. Default configuration do exactly what you want.

FYI, Ubuntu copy in user home directory the content of /etc/bash.bashrc. First, it is easier to use several distributions as you said, second, it is more easily customizable.

Changed in bash:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

you can read explanations about that on http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=319996, upstream marked it as NOTABUG too

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