What happens if you do "exec bash" --->Nothing You deleted your ~/.bashrc. Recreate it as root: cp /etc/skel/.bashrc ~/.bashrc chown $USER:$USER ~/.bashrc (where $USER is the user for which you have to repair the .bashrc) --->It works as a root but not as a user. Copying the .bashrc from skeleton into the user's home directory did not fix it? --->No --->I copy it to a user directory /home/aabento Thanks